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anserine

/ˈansəɹʌɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
anser-ine
IPA
/ˈansəɹʌɪn/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Silly, foolish, stupid.

adj

Pertaining to a goose or geese; gooselike.

adj

Exhibiting goose flesh.

Obsolete

noun

A dipeptide compound present in birds and other vertebrates, originally isolated from goose muscle.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin anserīnus, from anser (“goose”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈansəɹʌɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more anserine (comparative) most anserine (superlative) anserines (plural)

Derived Forms

homoanserine

Phrases

pes anserinus

Frequently Paired Words

pes anserinus anatine cygnine

Synonyms

dopy dopey foolish goosey goosy gooselike jerky

Questions

How do you pronounce anserine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈansəɹʌɪn/.
What does anserine mean?
Silly, foolish, stupid.
Where does anserine come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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