choriambus means A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.
Why this word is great
CHORIAMBUS — [Noun] A metrical foot in classical prosody consisting of four syllables in the pattern long, short, short, long, equivalent to a trochee fused with an iamb. From Latin choriambus, from Ancient Greek χορίαμβος (choríambos), from χόρειος (chóreios, "trochee, choree") + ίαμβος (íambos, "iamb"). Unlike the trochee, which strikes and falls away, or the iamb, which lifts and resolves, the choriambus is a self-contained circuit, a miniature arc of departure and homecoming. It is the architectural cadence of a Roman aqueduct, the sonic shape of a wave gathering, breaking, and receding, and the measured parabola of a thrown stone—its long launch, suspended apex, and long descent. In its four-beat span, this symmetry feels less like invention than discovery.
noun
- A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.