Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synthespian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: syn-thes-pi-an
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A completely computer-generated character who appears in a film or similar work; a virtual actor.

Example Sentences

"Final Fantasy apparently took 200 digital artists four years to make; a whole year was needed just to perfect the 60,000 hairs on the head of the heroine, Dr Aki Ross, the first photo-realistic 'synthespian' to lead a movie."

Etymology

Blend of synthetic + thespian.

Inflected Forms

synthespians (plural)

Questions

What does synthespian mean?: A completely computer-generated character who appears in a film or similar work; a virtual actor.
Where does synthespian come from?: Blend of synthetic + thespian.

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