Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thought-world

/ˈθɔːtwəːld/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.41 in modern English

Syllables: thought--world
IPA: /ˈθɔːtwəːld/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The world as seen in terms of the attitudes, belief systems, assumptions etc. of a given society or people.

Example Sentences

"What remains for scholars of Islam to achieve is the equivalent of Western Christian culture's patient analysis of the documents at the heart of Christian faith, to gain a clearer picture of the society and thought-world in which the Qur'an was created."

Etymology

From thought + world. Compare German Gedankenwelt.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈθɔːtwəːld/

Inflected Forms

thought-worlds (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

zeitgeist

Questions

How do you pronounce thought-world?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɔːtwəːld/.
What does thought-world mean?: The world as seen in terms of the attitudes, belief systems, assumptions etc. of a given society or people.
Where does thought-world come from?: From thought + world. Compare German Gedankenwelt.

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