Zenonicadjective2
Factsheet
What does the adjective Zenonic mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective Zenonic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the adjective Zenonic?
| 1850 | 0.0009 |
| 1860 | 0.0008 |
| 1870 | 0.0007 |
| 1880 | 0.0006 |
| 1890 | 0.0006 |
| 1900 | 0.0004 |
| 1910 | 0.0002 |
| 1920 | 0.0001 |
| 1930 | 0.0001 |
| 1940 | 0.0001 |
| 1950 | 0.0001 |
| 1960 | 0.0001 |
| 1970 | 0.0001 |
| 1980 | 0.0001 |
| 1990 | 0.0001 |
| 2000 | 0.0001 |
| 2010 | 0.0001 |
How is the adjective Zenonic pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the adjective Zenonic come from?
Earliest known use
1820s
The earliest known use of the adjective Zenonic is in the 1820s.
OED's earliest evidence for Zenonic is from 1827, in a translation by Thomas Carlyle, author, biographer, and historian.
From a proper name, combined with an English element.
Etymons: proper name Zēnōn, Zēnō, Ζήνων, ‑ic suffix.
Nearby entries
- zeno-, comb. form
- zenocentric, adj.1911–
- Zenocratically, adv.1588
- zenographic, adj.1853–
- zenographical, adj.1853–
- zenography, n.1890–
- Zenonian, adj.¹ & n.¹1654–
- Zenonian, adj.²1756–
- Zenonian, adj.³ & n.²1837–
- Zenonic, adj.¹1779–
- Zenonic, adj.²1827–
- Zenonism, n.¹1789–
- Zenonism, n.²1935–
- zenzi-, comb. form
- zenzic, n. & adj.1557–71
- zenzicube, adj. & n.1557–1690
- zenzicubic, adj.1557–71
- zenzicubicube, n.a1690
- zenzizenzic, adj. & n.1557–1690
- zenzizenzicube, n.a1690
- zenzizenzicubic, adj.a1690
Etymology
Summary
Notes
- 1676
The manifest Sentiment, not of so many Platonical, Aristotelical or Zenonical [Latin Zenonicis] Doctors, but of so many Saints and illustrious Prelates in the Church of God.
W. Hutchinson, Rational Discourse Transubstant. 25
Meaning & use
- 1827–Of or relating to Zeno of Citium (335–265 b.c.), or his philosophical ideas; Stoic. Cf. Zenonian adj.1
- 1827
I now looked forth into a wide glittering life..which I beheld, as it were, sowed with the Delphic caves, and Zenonic walks [German Zenonischen Gängen], and Muse-hills of all the Sciences, which I might now cultivate at my ease.
T. Carlyle, translation of J. P. F. Richter in German Romance vol. III. 85 - 1866
It would be beside the purpose of the present essay to enter into all the specialities of the Zenonic doctrines.
J. H. Bryant, Mutual Infl. Christianity & Stoic School 20 - 1973
The passage from Stobaeus..has thus Epicurean formulations..after the initial Zenonic material.
H. A. Fischel, Rabbinic Lit. & Greco-Roman Philosophy 148 - 2000
It is Chrysippus' conception, combined with something like the original Zenonic concern about concrete practice, which is immediately relevant to Paul.
T. Engberg-Pedersen, Paul & Stoics iii. 77
the mind operation of the mind philosophy ancient Greek philosophy [adjectives] of or belonging to Stoicism- stoical?a1475–Of or belonging to the Stoics; characteristic of the Stoic philosophy.
- Senecal1602–Characteristic of, or conformable to the principles of the Stoic philosopher L. Annæus Seneca (died a.d. 65). Also as n.: a writer of drama in the…
- stoic1607–Of or belonging to the school of the Stoics or to its system of philosophy.
- Zenonian1654–Of or relating to Zeno of Citium (335–263 b.c.), or to the Stoic school of philosophy of which he was the founder. Cf. stoic, n. A.1.
- Zenonic1827–Of or relating to Zeno of Citium (335–265 b.c.), or his philosophical ideas; Stoic. Cf. Zenonian, adj.¹
- philosophico-juristica1866–
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. 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.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- 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.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Frequency
Zenonic typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
Zenonic 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 Zenonic, adj.², 1850–2010
* 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 |
|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0009 |
| 1860 | 0.0008 |
| 1870 | 0.0007 |
| 1880 | 0.0006 |
| 1890 | 0.0006 |
| 1900 | 0.0004 |
| 1910 | 0.0002 |
| 1920 | 0.0001 |
| 1930 | 0.0001 |
| 1940 | 0.0001 |
| 1950 | 0.0001 |
| 1960 | 0.0001 |
| 1970 | 0.0001 |
| 1980 | 0.0001 |
| 1990 | 0.0001 |
| 2000 | 0.0001 |
| 2010 | 0.0001 |