Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deciduous

/dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.u.əs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: de-cid-u-ous
IPA: /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.u.əs/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.

adj

Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.

adj

Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.

Example Sentences

"In the Hippoidea there is generally the full series of 44 teeth, but the first premolar is often deciduous or wanting in the lower or in both jaws."
". Compare caducous."
"a deciduous tree"
"A light breeze causes the naked branches overhead to rattle like wooden windchimes. This is a popular retreat for couples in the summer. The deciduous trees provide a beautiful green canopy, far out of sight of teachers and fellow students. But now, in late winter, it feels like I'm standing under a pile of kindling."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dēcidō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin dēciduuslbor. English deciduous Learned borrowing from Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“to fall down or off”) + -uus.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.u.əs/
British English: /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs/

Derived Forms

brevideciduous deciduosity deciduously deciduousness indeciduous nondeciduous semideciduous subdeciduous undeciduous

Phrases

deciduous camellia deciduous holly deciduous tooth deciduous winterberry

Frequently Paired Words

decay decadence decidence

Synonyms

perdifoil

Antonyms

persistent permanent evergreen sempervirent

Questions

How do you pronounce deciduous?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.u.əs/.
What does deciduous mean?: Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
Where does deciduous come from?: Etymology tree Latin dēcidō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin dēciduuslbor. English deciduous Learned borrowing from Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“to fall down or off”) + -uus.

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