Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stylites

/ˈstaɪlaɪts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: stylites
IPA: /ˈstaɪlaɪts/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of stylite

name

an epithet of several saints revered as stylites

Etymology

Representing the Latin Stȳlītēs and/or the Ancient Greek Στῡλῑ́της (Stūlī́tēs) in saints’ epithets borrowed or adapted in toto from those languages.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstaɪlaɪts/
British English: /ˈstʌɪlʌɪts/

Rhymes With

rights sites lights nights writes flights fights heights whites knights sights bites

Questions

How do you pronounce stylites?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstaɪlaɪts/.
What does stylites mean?: plural of stylite
Where does stylites come from?: Representing the Latin Stȳlītēs and/or the Ancient Greek Στῡλῑ́της (Stūlī́tēs) in saints’ epithets borrowed or adapted in toto from those languages.

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