Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

castaneous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cas-ta-neous
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.

Example Sentences

"Elytra piceous, gradually shaded into a castaneous margin, irregularly and minutely punctured, covered with ochraceous pubescence."

Etymology

From the Latin castanea (“a chestnut, a chestnut tree”) + -ous (“full, full of”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ous

Inflected Forms

more castaneous (comparative) most castaneous (superlative)

Derived Forms

subcastaneous

Questions

What does castaneous mean?: Having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.
Where does castaneous come from?: From the Latin castanea (“a chestnut, a chestnut tree”) + -ous (“full, full of”).

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