Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xylophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xy-lo-pho-bia
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fear of wooden objects.

Uncountable

noun

A fear of forests.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Related to dendrophobia but less well known are hylophobia (fear of forests), nyctohylophobia (fear of dark wooded areas or forests at night) and xylophobia (fear of wooden objects)."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English xylophobia From xylo- + -phobia.

Usage

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Questions

What does xylophobia mean?: A fear of wooden objects.
Where does xylophobia come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon) English xylo- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English xylophobia From xylo- + -phobia.

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