Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fortune-telling

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
for-tune-telling
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or practice of predicting the future (especially for money), as by using a crystal ball, reading palms, reading tea leaves in a cup, etc.; prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "Fortune-telling has been in all countries a gift of the sea-people."

Usage

Inflected Forms

fortunetelling (alternative) fortune telling (alternative)

Phrases

Chinese geomancy cold reading crystal ball face reading feng shui fortune cookie horary astrology I Ching

Frequently Paired Words

alectryomancy astrology astromancy astroscopy augury bibliomancy cartomancy ceromancy

Questions

What does fortune-telling mean?
The act or practice of predicting the future (especially for money), as by using a crystal ball, reading palms, reading tea leaves in a cup, etc.; prediction of future events, especially those of a personal nature.

How to pronounce fortune-telling

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