Acherontic

  

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Acherontic

Definition: Acherontic

Acherontic

Adjective

1. Dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades; "in the depths of an Acheronian forest"; "upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue"-Wordsworth.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "Acherontic" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1895. (references)

Synonyms: Acherontic

Synonyms: Acheronian (adj), Stygian (adj). (additional references)

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Rhyming with "Acherontic"

Words rhyming with "Acherontic" (pronounced 'Ach`e*ron"tic'): Absolutistic, Acatalectic, Acataleptic, Acephalocystic, Acetic, Acroteleutic, Adiaphoristic, Agrestic, Albinistic, Altruistic, Amnestic, Amphiblastic, Amyloplastic, Anacamptic, Anacathartic, Anachronistic, Anaclastic, Anaglyptic, Analectic, Analeptic, Anamnestic, Anapestic, Anaplastic, Anapodeictic, Anastaltic, Anatreptic, Animistic, Annalistic, Antapoplectic, Antarctic, Antephialtic, Antepileptic, Anthelmintic, Antiapoplectic, Anticlastic, Antiephialtic, Antiepileptic, Antigalastic, Antiorgastic, Antiperistaltic, Antiplastic, Antiscorbutic, Antispastic, Antonomastic, Antorgastic, Aoristic, Aortic, Aphlogistic, Aphotic, Aplastic, Apocrustic, Apolaustic, Apopemptic, Archaistic, Argentic, Arrhaphostic, Asbestic, Aseptic, Aspartic, Asphaltic, Asphyctic, Astromantic, Atlantic, Atomistic, Autoclastic, Autoplastic, Bacchantic, Ballistic, Baltic, Baptistic, Bibliopegistic, Bibliopolistic, Bicrescentic, Brachycatalectic, Buddhistic, Bullantic, Cameralistic, Canonistic, Catacoustic, Catalectic, Cataleptic, Catapeltic, Cataphractic, Catastaltic, Cato-cathartic, Centrostaltic, Ceroplastic, Cetic, Chloropeptic, Choristic, Cisatlantic, Citharistic, Clastic, Climactic, Communalistic, Communistic, Coptic, Corybantic, Cosmoplastic, Crescentic, Cretic, Curialistic, Deictic, Deltic, Deutoplastic, Diacoustic, Dichastic, Dioristic, Diploblastic, Discoblastic, Docimastic, Dokimastic, Donatistic, Dracontic, Drastic, Dynastic, Dyslogistic, Ecphractic, Ectoplastic, Electic, Electro-ballistic, Elohistic, Embryoplastic, Emeto-cathartic, Empaistic, Emphractic, Emphyteutic, Empiristic, Endeictic, Endoblastic, Entastic, Entheastic, Entoplastic, Entoptic, Epiblastic, Epicerastic, Epideictic, Epiglottic, Epilogistic, Epinastic, Epiotic, Erethistic, Esemplastic, Eteostic, Euhemeristic, Eupeptic, Euphuistic, Eutectic, Evangelistic, Externalistic, Fatalistic, Fibrinoplastic, Formularistic, frantic, Fustic, galactic, Galvanocaustic, Galvanoplastic, Gelastic, Gestic, Gigantic, Glossoepiglottic, Glyptic, Gymnoblastic, Haematoplastic, Haemoplastic, Hebraistic, hedonistic, Helvetic, Hepatocystic, Heteroplastic, heuristic, Hierophantic, Holoblastic, Holocryptic, Holophrastic, Homoplastic, Hudibrastic, humanistic, Humoristic, Hydromantic, hypercatalectic, Hyperplastic, Hypoblastic, Hypocoristic, Hyponastic, Iatraliptic, iconoclastic, ictic, idealistic, Illuministic, impressionistic, individualistic, inelastic, Isopiestic, Jehovistic, journalistic, Judaistic, lactic, Lamaistic, Latinistic, Lettic, liberalistic, Lithontriptic, Lithotriptic, Locustic, Lustic, majestic, mantic, mastic, Mastodontic, Melanistic, Meloplastic, Meroblastic, Meroistic, mesoblastic, Metaleptic, Metapectic, Micracoustic, monistic, monocystic, Monogenistic, Monogoneutic, Monoplastic, monopolistic, monotheistic, Myristic, Nativistic, Naturalistic, Nautic, Nearctic, Neoplastic, Neo-Scholastic, Nihilistic, Nominalistic, Nonelastic, Nympholeptic, Octic, Onomastic, Optimistic, Orectic, Organoleptic, Organoplastic, Orgiastic, Orthoclastic, Osteoplastic, Ostic, Otic, oxyacetic, Oxyntic, Palearctic, Paleocrystic, Pancratiastic, Panoistic, Parablastic, Paracmastic, Paracrostic, Paralactic, Parallelistic, Paratactic, Pectic, Pederastic, Peirastic, Pentacrostic, Pepastic, Periotic, Peristaltic, Philanthropistic, Phlogistic, Phonocamptic, Photic, Phrentic, Phyllotactic, Pistic, Plastic, Polaristic, Polyacoustic, Polygoneutic, Polyplastic, Pontic, Pornerastic, Postic, Practic, Preaortic, Prenostic, Procatarctic, Prootic, Proplastic, Protactic, Protoplastic, Pseudo-romantic, Pterotic, Pugilistic, Pyroacetic, Pyrognostic, Quantic, Quietistic, Quintic, realistic, revivalistic, Rhaetic, Rhetic, Rhinoplastic, ritualistic, romantic, Saccholactic, Sans-culottic, Sarcolactic, Scelestic, Scholiastic, Sciolistic, Scioptic, Sensualistic, Separatistic, Sextic, simplistic, skeptic, Solecistic, Somnambulistic, spastic, spiritualistic, Spodomantic, Stegnotic, stochastic, Stomatoplastic, Strontic, stylistic, subarctic, Subepiglottic, Subglottic, supernaturalistic, Sustaltic, Symplectic, Synchronistic, Synclastic, syncretistic, synergistic, Syrtic, Systaltic, Talmudistic, Telestic, Terpentic, Tetraschistic, Theochristic, Theopneustic, Thermosystaltic, Thermotactic, Thigmotactic, Toreutic, transatlantic, Triploblastic, Tryptic, unartistic, Unelastic, Unionistic, universalistic, Vedantic, Vitalistic, Vitre-o-electic, Xyloplastic. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Acherontic

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-h-i-n-o-r-t"

-1 letter: accretion, anchorite, anorectic, antechoir.

-2 letters: accentor, acentric, acetonic, anchoret, anechoic, anoretic, anorthic, antihero, atechnic, catchier, catechin, chancier, chicaner, cocinera, concerti, corniche, cratonic, creation, enchoric, encroach, inchoate, narcotic, necrotic, reaction, ricochet, thoracic, trochaic.

-3 letters: achiote, aconite, acronic, acrotic, another, archine, caroche, carotin, catcher, centric, ceratin, cerotic, certain, chancre, chanter, chantor, chaotic, chariot, chicane, chicano, choicer, choreic, chorine, chronic, cithern, cithren, coacher, cocaine, cochair, coenact, cointer, conceit, concert, conchae, conchie, cornice, creatin, crocein, crochet, crocine, enactor, erotica, hairnet, haricot, inearth, notcher, noticer, oceanic, orectic, tacrine, technic, theriac, tranche.

-4 letters: accent, acetic, acetin, achier, action, aeonic, anchor, anther, aortic, archon, arctic, aroint, atoner, atonic, cachet, cahier, cancer, canter, canthi, cantic, cantor, carnet, carnie, caroch, carton, cation, centai, centra, chaine, chance, chicer, chiton, choice, chorea, choric, cicero, cither, citron, coater, cocain, cochin, coheir, coiner, concha, contra, cornea, cornet, cortin, cranch, cratch, craton, cretic, cretin, crotch, echoic, enatic, enrich, erotic, ethion, ethnic, hectic, hector, heriot, hernia, heroic, heroin, hinter, hornet, inarch, nectar, noetic, norite, nother, notice, ochrea, octane, orache, orcein, orient, ornate, rachet, rancho, ratine, ration, recant, recoin, retain, retina, richen, rochet, rotche, tanrec, thenar, thoria, thoric, thrice, throne, tocher, tonier, trance, trench, troche.

-5 letters: acorn, actin, actor, airth, aitch, antic, antre, areic, atone, cache, cacti, cairn, caner, canoe, canto, caret, carte, catch, cater, cento, cerci, ceria, ceric, chain, chair, chant, chare, chart, cheat, chert, chiao, chico, china, chine, chino, chiro, choir, chore, cinch, circa, citer, coach, coact, coati, conch, conic, conte, coria, cotan, crane, crate, croci, crone, earth, enact, entia, erica, ethic, hance, hater, heart, heron, honer, ichor, inert, inter, intro, irate, irone, ither, nacho, nacre, narco, naric, natch, neath, nicer, niche, niter, nitre, nitro, noria, north, notch, noter, oaten, oater, ocean, ocher, ochre, ocrea, octan, ontic, orach, orate, orcin, other, racon, rance, ranch, ratch, rathe, ratio, reach, react, recon, recta, recti, recto, retch, retia, rhino, riant, roach, rotch, tache, taroc, teach, tench, tenia, tenor, terai, thane, theca, thein, their, thine, thorn, throe, tinea, toner, tonic, torah, torch, toric, trace, train, triac, trice, trine, trona, trone.

 Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-h-i-n-o-r-t"
 

+2 letters: nonarchitect, technocratic, trochanteric.

 

+3 letters: architectonic, chromonematic, nonarchitects, phallocentric, pyrotechnical, technocracies.

 

+4 letters: architectonics, bronchiectases, bronchiectasis, chronometrical, parthenocarpic, trichomonacide.

 

+5 letters: anthropocentric, anticholinergic, cinematographic, counterchanging, countercharging, countermarching, frenchification, interscholastic, nonarchitecture, pharmacokinetic, psychometrician, pyrotechnically, trichomonacides.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Acherontic


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 63 68 65 72 6F 6E 74 69 63

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.-    -.-.    ....    .    .-.    ---    -.    -    ..    -.-.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01100011 01101000 01100101 01110010 01101111 01101110 01110100 01101001 01100011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#99 &#104 &#101 &#114 &#111 &#110 &#116 &#105 &#99

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0063 0068 0065 0072 006F 006E 0074 0069 0063

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

35697471848180867569

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Rhymes
4. Anagrams
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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