Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-auriferous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables: non-au-rif-er-ous
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not gold-bearing.

Example Sentences

"The geologists to the expedition, however, so far as I am aware, report the country as being distinctly unpromising and definitely non-auriferous."

Etymology

From non- + auriferous.

Questions

What does non-auriferous mean?: Not gold-bearing.
Where does non-auriferous come from?: From non- + auriferous.

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