Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

toadyism

/ˈtoʊdi.ɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: toad-y-ism
IPA: /ˈtoʊdi.ɪzəm/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sycophancy; fawning, obsequious behavior.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his talent for toadyism and appetite for obsequiousness, could, Trump knew, become America’s most repulsive public figure."

Etymology

Etymology tree English toady Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English toadyism From toady + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtoʊdi.ɪzəm/
British English: /ˈtəʊdi.ɪzəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

toadyisms (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce toadyism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtoʊdi.ɪzəm/.
What does toadyism mean?: Sycophancy; fawning, obsequious behavior.
Where does toadyism come from?: Etymology tree English toady Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English toadyism From toady + -ism.

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