Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zillionaire

/zˈɪljənˌɛɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: zil-lion-aire
IPA: /zˈɪljənˌɛɹ/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An incredibly rich person.

Humorous; Slang

Example Sentences

"“Just dropping some friends off at the pool,” the 50-year-old zillionaire informed his 66 million Twitter followers on the evening of Nov. 29, having previously advised that at least half his tweets were “made on a porcelain throne.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English zillion Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Italian mille Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian milionebor. Old French million Middle French million French million Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. French -aire French millionnairebor. English millionaire English -aire English zillionaire From zillion + -aire.

Usage

Inflected Forms

zillionaires (plural)

Derived Forms

multizillionaire

Synonyms

bajillionaire bazillionaire gazillionaire squillionaire affluent capitalist fat cat HNWI moneybags rich person

Questions

How do you pronounce zillionaire?: The recorded pronunciation is /zˈɪljənˌɛɹ/.
What does zillionaire mean?: An incredibly rich person.
Where does zillionaire come from?: Etymology tree English zillion Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European *-lom Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslom ▲ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂ Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Indo-European *smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ Proto-Italic *smīɣeslī Latin mīlle Italian mille Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian milionebor. Old French million Middle French million French million Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. French -aire French millionnairebor. English millionaire English -aire English zillionaire From zillion + -aire.

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