Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tennysonian

/tɛnɪˈsəʊnɪ.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ten-nyso-ni-an
IPA: /tɛnɪˈsəʊnɪ.ən/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or characteristic of the style of, the 19th-century English poet Alfred Tennyson.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Tennyson Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Tennysonian From Tennyson + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /tɛnɪˈsəʊnɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Tennysonian (comparative) most Tennysonian (superlative)

Derived Forms

Tennysonianism

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce tennysonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɛnɪˈsəʊnɪ.ən/.
What does tennysonian mean?: Relating to, or characteristic of the style of, the 19th-century English poet Alfred Tennyson.
Where does tennysonian come from?: Etymology tree English Tennyson Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Tennysonian From Tennyson + -ian.

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