zoisticadjective
Factsheet
What does the adjective zoistic mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zoistic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.
How common is the adjective zoistic?
| 1870 | 0.0001 |
| 1880 | 0.0001 |
| 1890 | 0.0001 |
| 1900 | 0.005 |
| 1910 | 0.0055 |
| 1920 | 0.0056 |
| 1930 | 0.0057 |
| 1940 | 0.0057 |
| 1950 | 0.0057 |
| 1960 | 0.0058 |
| 1970 | 0.0009 |
| 1980 | 0.0003 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |
How is the adjective zoistic pronounced?
British English
Where does the adjective zoistic come from?
Earliest known use
1840s
The earliest known use of the adjective zoistic is in the 1840s.
OED's only evidence for zoistic is from 1849, in the writing of Scoresby.
Nearby entries
- zoidogamous, adj.1899–
- Zoilean, adj.1846–
- Zoilism, n.1609–
- Zoilist, n.1594–
- Zoilitical, adj.1665
- Zoilous, adj.1577–
- Zoilus, n.1565–
- zoisite, n.1805–
- zoism, n.1900–
- zoist, n.1843–
- zoistic, adj.1849–
- zoite, n.1963–
- -zoite, comb. form
- zol, n.1946–
- Zolaesque, adj.1886–
- Zolaism, n.1882–
- Zolaist, n.1886–
- Zolaize, v.1886–
- Zollinger–Ellison syndrome, n.1956–
- Zöllner, n.1890–
- zollverein, n.1843–
Meaning & use
- 1849–As in zoistic magnetism = animal magnetism.
- 1849
Zoistic Magnetism.
Scoresby (title)
- animal magnetism1784–a. A supposed force or emanation to which the action of mesmerism is attributed; (also) = mesmerism, n. (now historical); b. natural charm or…
- magnetism1784–Mesmerism; = animal magnetism, n. Now archaic.
- mesmerism1784–A therapeutic doctrine or system, first popularized by Mesmer, according to which a trained practitioner can induce a hypnotic state in a patient by…
- magnetizing1787–
- magnetization1801–The condition of being magnetized; the process or action of magnetizing something.
- zoomagnetism1824–A supposed invisible force having physical effects, considered to emanate from a living being and to account for the action of mesmerism (mesmerism…
- tellurism1832–An influence or principle thought of as pervading the natural world and responsible for the phenomena of animal magnetism; animal magnetism regarded…
- hypnotism1842–The process of hypnotizing, or artificially producing a state in which the subject appears to be in a deep sleep, without any power of changing his…
- pathetism1843–Mesmerism, hypnotism.
- zoistic magnetism1849–As in zoistic magnetism = animal magnetism.
- electrobiology1850–Mesmerism, esp. as inducing a state of suggestibility or as attributed to an electro-vital force.
- electropsychology1850–Mesmerism (cf. electrobiology, n. 2). Now historical.
- biologism1852–73= electrobiology, n. 2. Obsolete. rare.
- statuvolism1871–A state of trance brought about by one's own efforts; self-hypnosis.
- statuvolence1873–= statuvolism, n.
- braidism1882–The process of producing sleep or trance by causing the patient's attention to be intensely concentrated on some visual object; this process, which…
- hypnosis1882–Artificially produced sleep: esp. that induced by hypnotism; the hypnotic state.
- biomagnetism1887–= mesmerism, n. Now historical and rare.
the world the supernatural the paranormal [adjectives] relating to mesmerism relating to doctrine of principal in- zoistic magnetism1849–As in zoistic magnetism = animal magnetism.
Pronunciation
British English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
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Frequency
zoistic typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zoistic is in frequency band 1, which contains words occurring fewer than 0.001 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zoistic, adj., 1870–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1870 | 0.0001 |
| 1880 | 0.0001 |
| 1890 | 0.0001 |
| 1900 | 0.005 |
| 1910 | 0.0055 |
| 1920 | 0.0056 |
| 1930 | 0.0057 |
| 1940 | 0.0057 |
| 1950 | 0.0057 |
| 1960 | 0.0058 |
| 1970 | 0.0009 |
| 1980 | 0.0003 |
| 1990 | 0.0002 |
| 2000 | 0.0002 |
| 2010 | 0.0002 |