Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filaceous

/fɪˈleɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fi-la-ceous
IPA: /fɪˈleɪʃəs/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Composed of threads, stringy.

Example Sentences

"It is the stalk that maketh the filaceous matter commonly"
"this organic layer on the ceramic is the remnants of the fibrin adhesive which appear as a short, filaceous structure of subcellular dimensions"

Etymology

Latin fīlum (“thread”) + -aceous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: aceous

Inflected Forms

more filaceous (comparative) most filaceous (superlative)

Synonyms

filamentous

Questions

How do you pronounce filaceous?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɪˈleɪʃəs/.
What does filaceous mean?: Composed of threads, stringy.
Where does filaceous come from?: Latin fīlum (“thread”) + -aceous.

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