Synonyms for palmistry
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Palm reading — telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand
palm reading, chiromancy, handreading, chirognomy, chirography, chirology
2. Legerdemain — A dexterous use or trick of the hand
Definitions
- n. 1
Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.
- n. 2
A dexterous use or trick of the hand.
Related words
- Word family
- palmist palmister
- Is a kind of
- divination
Forms
- Plural
- palmistries → chiromancies, handreadings, chirographies, legerdemains…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| palmistry | steady | |
| chiromancy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- chirology
- 10 letters
- chiromancy, chirognomy
- 11 letters
- legerdemain4, handreading, chirography
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (legerdemain4 = 4 syllables).