Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thymos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thy-mos
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That area of the soul where feelings of pride, indignation, shame etc are located.

Etymology

Ancient Greek θῡμός (thūmós, “soul, heart”). Doublet of thymus and fume.

Inflected Forms

thymoi (plural) thumos (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

thymotic

Questions

What does thymos mean?: That area of the soul where feelings of pride, indignation, shame etc are located.
Where does thymos come from?: Ancient Greek θῡμός (thūmós, “soul, heart”). Doublet of thymus and fume.

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