Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sword and sorcery

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: sword and -sor-cery
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using pre-modern weaponry.

noun

A genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using pre-modern weaponry.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the typical Sword and Sorcery novel, the setting resembles the misty landscape of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, in that larger-than-life heroes struggle against strange and nightmarish antagonists."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

sword-and-sorcery (alternative) swords and sorcery (alternative)

Phrases

sword and sandal sword and planet

Frequently Paired Words

sword and sandal sword and planet

Questions

What does sword and sorcery mean?: Of or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using pre-modern weaponry.

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