Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lupine

/ˈluː.paɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: lu-pine
IPA: /ˈluː.paɪn/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.

adj

noun

North American English form of lupin (any plant of the genus Lupinus; an edible legume seed of one of these plants).

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lupīnus, from lupus (“wolf”) + -īnus (“pertaining to”). Doublet of lupin and piecewise doublet of wolven, Latin lupus being a cognate of wolf and -ine being a doublet of -en.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lupīnus

Inflected Forms

more lupine (comparative) most lupine (superlative) lupines (plural)

Derived Forms

lupinely lupinelike lupinin lupinosis

Phrases

fleshy lupine harlequin annual lupine lupine clover

Frequently Paired Words

canine vulpine

Synonyms

gluttonous insatiable rapacious cormorant edacious esurient gutfoundered hungry as a hog lupine pantagruelian ravening ravenous

Rhymes With

supine

Questions

How do you pronounce lupine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈluː.paɪn/.
What does lupine mean?: Wolfish (all senses); wolflike.
Where does lupine come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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