Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synth

/sɪnθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: synth
IPA: /sɪnθ/

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5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musical synthesizer.

Slang

verb

To play on a musical synthesizer.

Slang

adj

Abbreviation of synthetic.

noun

A synthetic humanoid, an android, a robot, a clone

noun

A fictional reptilian android species.

Slang

verb

Synonym of synthesize.

Example Sentences

"Les Miserables couldn't tour the road circuit affordably today if Seann Alderking hadn't reduced its pit-people requirements by masterfully synthing large portions of its sound, and with a range of sonic effects that makes Svengali sound like something played on a nursery xylophone."
"There's some synthing, but mostly real strings and horns. And a remarkable acoustic piano solo, "Jacqueline," in memory of the modern sophisticated lady."

Etymology

Clipping of synthesizer.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

synths (plural) synths (present, singular) synthing (participle, present) synthed (participle, past) synthed (past) syn (alternative)

Derived Forms

polysynth spacesynth synthcore synthdance synthpop synthpunk synthwave synthy

Phrases

dungeon synth keller synth synth bass synth pad synth-pop synth rock voice synth

Synonyms

synthesize

Rhymes With

plinth helminth colocynth

Questions

How do you pronounce synth?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪnθ/.
What does synth mean?: A musical synthesizer.
Where does synth come from?: Clipping of synthesizer.

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