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araneous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ara-ne-ous
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin araneosus, from aranea (“spider, spider's web”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more araneous (comparative) most araneous (superlative)

Synonyms

araneose

Questions

What does araneous mean?
Extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb.
Where does araneous come from?
From Latin araneosus, from aranea (“spider, spider's web”).

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