Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threnetic

/θɹəˈnɛtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thre-net-ic
IPA: /θɹəˈnɛtɪk/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a threne

adj

sorrowful; mournful.

Etymology

Ancient Greek θρηνητικός (thrēnētikós, “inclined to lament, querulous”). By surface analysis, threne + -etic.

Inflected Forms

more threnetic (comparative) most threnetic (superlative)

Synonyms

dirgeful lamentful threnetical miserable unhappy atrabiliary atrabilious blitheless dispirited blue bummed out chapfallen

Rhymes With

genetic magnetic non-magnetic athletic pathetic aesthetic sympathetic energetic poetic diabetic kinetic anesthetic

Questions

How do you pronounce threnetic?: The recorded pronunciation is /θɹəˈnɛtɪk/.
What does threnetic mean?: Relating to a threne
Where does threnetic come from?: Ancient Greek θρηνητικός (thrēnētikós, “inclined to lament, querulous”). By surface analysis, threne + -etic.

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