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lanuginose

/ləˈnud͡ʒənoʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lanug-i-nose
IPA
/ləˈnud͡ʒənoʊs/
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered with down or fine soft hairs (lanugo); downy or fuzzy.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lānūginōsus, from lānūgō, lānūginis (“woolly substance, down”), from lāna (“wool”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ləˈnud͡ʒənoʊs/
  • British English: /ləˈnjuːd͡ʒənəʊs/

Inflected Forms

more lanuginose (comparative) most lanuginose (superlative) lanuginous (alternative)

Derived Forms

lanuginosely

Questions

How do you pronounce lanuginose?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈnud͡ʒənoʊs/.
What does lanuginose mean?
Covered with down or fine soft hairs (lanugo); downy or fuzzy.
Where does lanuginose come from?
Borrowed from Latin lānūginōsus, from lānūgō, lānūginis (“woolly substance, down”), from lāna (“wool”).

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