marmoreal
/mɑɹˈmo.ɹi.əl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "How many a night serene, shall I behold / Those vvarm attractive orbits, close inshrined / In ether, over vvhich Love's column rose / Marmoreal, trophied round vvith golden hair."
- "[T]he green / And glancing shadows of the sea did play / O'er its marmoreal depth: […]"
- "Each feminine delight of florid lip, / Eyes brimming o'er and brow bowed down with love, / Marmoreal neck and bosom uberous,— […]"
- "The marmoreal whiteness of her perfect neck and firm, well-rounded arms was emphasized by a sharp contrast. Of color there was none, save for the slight flush of health in her cheeks and the rich, red line of her strong, sensitive mouth."
- "Youth's infinite choice of roads had given place to a rigid groove, presided over by a relentless marmoreal blonde."
- "Irma had collapsed into a chair, and her long marmoreal face was buried in her hands."
Etymology
From Latin marmoreus (“of, pertaining to, consisting of or made of marble; resembling marble; adorned with statues”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives). Marmoreus is derived from marmor (“block or piece of marble; marble building or statue”) (from Ancient Greek μάρμᾰρος (mármăros, “marble”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives from nouns). By surface analysis, Latin marmor + -eal.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /mɑɹˈmo.ɹi.əl/
- British English: /mɑːˈmɔː.ɹɪ.əl/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more marmoreal (comparative)
most marmoreal (superlative)