pharaonic

pha·ra·on·ic
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UK/ˌfɛəɹeɪˈɒnɪk/UK/fəˈɹɒnɪk/US/ˌfɛɹeɪˈɑnɪk/

adjective

Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.

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Meanings

pharaonic1

adjectivepharaonic (comparative more pharaonic, superlative most pharaonic)

comparative more pharaonic · superlative most pharaonic · alternative Pharaonic

  1. Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.
  2. broadlyImpressively large or luxurious.

    Mark Zuckerberg sculpts his pharaonic Hawaii compound. He and his ilk own the present.

    2023 December 28, Ross Barkan, “The zeitgeist is changing. A strange, romantic backlash to the tech era looms”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    1 more example

    It could be argued there is a note of shared significance to both deaths. Both feel like reminders that the real divide, so starkly present at this Pharaonic sporting super-show, is between the powerful and the powerless.

    2022 November 21, Barney Ronay, “Iran’s brave and powerful gesture is a small wonder from a World Cup of woe”, in The Guardian
  3. Tyrannical or brutally oppressive.
  4. Of or pertaining to infibulation as a means of female genital mutilation.

Pharaonic2

adjectivePharaonic (comparative more Pharaonic, superlative most Pharaonic)

comparative more Pharaonic · superlative most Pharaonic

  1. Alternative letter-case form of pharaonic.

Origin

  1. Germanpharaonisch
  2. LatinPharaōn-
  3. Englishpharaonic

From Latin Pharaōn- (stem of Pharaō (“Pharaoh”)) + -ic, originally modelled on German pharaonisch.

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Translations

Catalan faraònic, faraònic
  • faraònicof or pertaining to a pharaoh
  • faraònicimpressively large or luxurious
Esperanto faraona
  • faraonaof or pertaining to a pharaoh
German pharaonisch
  • pharaonischof or pertaining to a pharaoh
Greek φαραωνικός
  • φαραωνικός (faraonikós)of or pertaining to a pharaoh
Hungarian fáraónikus
  • fáraónikusof or pertaining to a pharaoh
Korean 파라오의
  • 파라오의 (palaoui)of or pertaining to a pharaoh
Latin pharaōnicus
  • pharaōnicusof or pertaining to a pharaoh
Polish faraoński, olbrzymi
  • faraońskiof or pertaining to a pharaoh
  • olbrzymiimpressively large or luxurious
  • ogromnyimpressively large or luxurious
  • despotycznytyrannical or brutally oppressive
Portuguese faraônico, faraónico
  • faraônicoof or pertaining to a pharaoh
  • faraónicoof or pertaining to a pharaoh
  • faraônicoimpressively large or luxurious
  • faraónicoimpressively large or luxurious
Romanian faraonic
  • faraonicof or pertaining to a pharaoh
Russian фараонский
  • фараонский (faraonskij)of or pertaining to a pharaoh
Spanish faraónico, faraónico
  • faraónicoof or pertaining to a pharaoh
  • faraónicoimpressively large or luxurious
Swedish faraonisk
  • faraoniskof or pertaining to a pharaoh

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

pharaonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharaonic

MLA

“pharaonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharaonic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pharaonic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharaonic.

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