laodicean
/leɪədɪˈsiːən/adjective
laodicean is spelled L-A-O-D-I-C-E-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, laodicean means “Alternative form of Laodicean” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in laodicean?
| Letters | 9: L-A-O-D-I-C-E-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is laodicean?
Laodicean appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce laodicean?
- /leɪədɪˈsiːən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Laodicean.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of laodicean
- more laodicean comparative
- most laodicean superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laodicean mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of Laodicean.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to any ancient city named Laodicea
- 2
Lukewarm, neither hot nor cold (with reference to Revelation 3:16)
- 3
Half-hearted or apathetic, especially with regards to religion or politics
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Laodicea
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Laodicean in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does laodicean come from?
From Laodicea (name of various former cities in West Asia) + -n.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).