philistine
Definitions
Noun
- A person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
- A member of an aegean people who settled ancient philistia around the 12th century bc
Adjective
- Of or relating to ancient philistia or its culture or its people
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "philistine".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | philistines | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | philistine | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "philistine".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feuerstein | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | fromstein | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | pfundstein | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "philistine".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | palestine | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | philippines | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | philippine | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | philistines | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | pristine | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | christine | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | sistine | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | philistia | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | phillipine | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | holstine | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | phillipines | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | philibosian | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | philipson | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | listerine | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | histidine | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | histamine | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | hilsinger | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | hailstone | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | philippines' | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | pistone | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "philistine" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "philistine" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "philistine" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "philistine".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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