Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teapotism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
teapo-tism
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Belief in the existence of Russell's teapot (an undetectable teapot orbiting between Earth and Mars).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From teapot (from Russell's teapot) + -ism.

Usage

Questions

What does teapotism mean?
Belief in the existence of Russell's teapot (an undetectable teapot orbiting between Earth and Mars).
Where does teapotism come from?
From teapot (from Russell's teapot) + -ism.

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