fauxnetic
Syllables: faux·net·ic/ˌfəʊˈnɛtɪk/
fauxnetic adjective: of a pronunciation respelling system, in contrast to a phonetic alphabet.
Adjective
fauxnetic (not comparable)
- Of a pronunciation respelling system, in contrast to a phonetic alphabet.
- George H.'s use of "ah" is, strictly speaking, erroneous, although we can't expect much more from a fauxnetic transcription.(Language Log, "A pretentious and altogether lamentable affectation", 2010 December 28)http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2870
Origin of fauxnetic
Blend of faux + phonetic.
Words that rhyme with fauxnetic
- sympathetic
- hermetic
- kinetic
- athletic
- genetic
- magnetic
- energetic
- pathetic
- syndetic
- aesthetic
- diabetic
- diaeretic
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- frenetic
- mimetic
- peripatetic
- planetic
- poetic
- tonetic
- abietic
- anesthetic
- anoetic
- anuretic
- apathetic
- ascetic
- auxetic
- cybernetic
- dietetic
- epithetic
- Helvetic
- parasympathetic
- parenthetic
- phyletic
- Sidetic
- splenetic
- synaeretic
- synizetic
- tabetic
- threnetic
- alexipyretic
- algetic
- alphabetic
- alphametic
- amuletic
- analgetic
- anchoretic
- anoretic
- aphetic
- aporetic
- archegetic
- asyndetic
- auletic
- autonoetic
- balletic
- Baphometic
- cardioparasympathetic
- cardiosympathetic
- cometic
- conspiracy-theoretic
- cynegetic
- diagenetic
Questions about fauxnetic
- What does fauxnetic mean?
- Fauxnetic means of a pronunciation respelling system, in contrast to a phonetic alphabet.
- What part of speech is fauxnetic?
- Fauxnetic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce fauxnetic?
- Fauxnetic is pronounced /ˌfəʊˈnɛtɪk/.
Words near fauxnetic in the dictionary
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