Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superstitious

/ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-sti-tious
IPA: /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Susceptible to superstitions.

adj

Arising from or having the character of superstitions.

adj

Overexact; unnecessarily scrupulous.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Ignorant and ſuperſtitious wretches meaſure the actions of letterd and philoſophical men by the tattle of their nurſes or illiterate parents and companions, or by the faſhion of the country : and people of differing religions judge and condemn each other by their own tenents ; when both of them cannot be in the right, and it is well if either of them are."

Etymology

From Old French superstitieux, from Latin superstitiōsus, from superstitio + -ōsus. Cognate with Dutch superstitieus.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: superstitieux, superstitiōsus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/
British English: /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈstɪ.ʃəs/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more superstitious (comparative) most superstitious (superlative)

Derived Forms

hyperstitious nonsuperstitious oversuperstitious stupidstitious superstitiously superstitiousness unsuperstitious

Frequently Paired Words

superstition

Synonyms

freety

Rhymes With

delicious suspicious ambitious vicious malicious fictitious nutritious auspicious pernicious capricious judicious seditious

Questions

How do you pronounce superstitious?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌs(j)u.pɚˈstɪ.ʃəs/.
What does superstitious mean?: Susceptible to superstitions.
Where does superstitious come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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