Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propinquitous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
propin-quitous
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That is in the propinquity; nearby

Etymology

From propinquit(y) + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more propinquitous (comparative) most propinquitous (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does propinquitous mean?
That is in the propinquity; nearby
Where does propinquitous come from?
From propinquit(y) + -ous.

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