Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homogenous

/həˈmɑd͡ʒɪnəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: ho-moge-nous
IPA: /həˈmɑd͡ʒɪnəs/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny.

adj

Alternative form of homogeneous (“having the same composition”).

Example Sentences

"It is quite possible to have, on the one hand, developmental homogeny between parts which are not ancestrally homogenous, and, on the other, to have ancestral homogeny between parts which are not developmentally homogenous."
"A term coined by the French New Right intellectual, Alain de Benoist, ethnopluralism stipulates the “equivalency of homogenous peoples in their indigenous territories.”"

Etymology

From homo- + gene + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: homo
Suffix: gene

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /həˈmɑd͡ʒɪnəs/
British English: /həˈmɒd͡ʒɪnəs/

Inflected Forms

more homogenous (comparative) most homogenous (superlative)

Derived Forms

homogenously Homogocene inhomogenous multihomogenous nonhomogenous

Phrases

homogenous function homogenous polynomial

Synonyms

homologous homogeneous

Rhymes With

nitrogenous androgynous hydrogenous

Questions

How do you pronounce homogenous?: The recorded pronunciation is /həˈmɑd͡ʒɪnəs/.
What does homogenous mean?: Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny.
Where does homogenous come from?: From homo- + gene + -ous.

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