Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consuetudinous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-sue-tudi-nous
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Of or pertaining to consuetude; of an unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.

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consuetudinary

Example Sentences

"Sensual man, so attached to externals, etches the letter on his memory, clings fast to the consuetudinous, and cannot disengage himself from his delusive conceits."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin cōnsuētūdō Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English consuetudinous From Latin cōnsuētūdō (oblique stem cōnsuētūdin-) + English -ous, from cōnsuēscō + -tūdō, from con- + suēscō. By surface analysis, consuetude + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: con-
Suffix: cōnsuēscō

Questions

What does consuetudinous mean?: Of or pertaining to consuetude; of an unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
Where does consuetudinous come from?: Etymology tree Latin cōnsuētūdō Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English consuetudinous From Latin cōnsuētūdō (oblique stem cōnsuētūdin-) + English -ous, from cōnsuēscō + -tūdō, from con- + suēscō. By surface analysis, consuetude + -ous.

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