Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

griseous

/ˈɡɹɪzi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: griseous
IPA: /ˈɡɹɪzi.əs/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a gray, mottled appearance

Etymology

From Medieval Latin grīseus, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs (“grey”) (for which compare French gris and German greis) and -eus.

Origin

Source language: Proto-West Germanic

Word Breakdown

Root: grīseus, *grīs

Inflected Forms

more griseous (comparative) most griseous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce griseous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹɪzi.əs/.
What does griseous mean?: Having a gray, mottled appearance
Where does griseous come from?: It is traced to Proto-West Germanic.

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