Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinnate

/pɪnˈneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: pin-nate
IPA: /pɪnˈneɪt/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a feather.

adj

Having two rows of branches, lobes, leaflets, or veins arranged on each side of a common axis

adj

Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each side of the neck.

adj

Having wings or fins.

Example Sentences

"Mimosa is a tree with pinnate leaves."
"The trunk is unbranched, often much shortened, and bears a crown of feathery or pinnate fronds."
"the pinnate grouse, or prairie chicken"

Etymology

From Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”).

Inflected Forms

more pinnate (comparative) most pinnate (superlative)

Derived Forms

bipinnate imparipinnate multipinnate nonpinnate paripinnate pluripinnate quadripinnate subpinnate tripinnate tripinnated unipinnate

Phrases

abruptly-pinnate equally pinnate even-pinnate odd-pinnate ternate-pinnate

Frequently Paired Words

pinnately palmate

Synonyms

pinnated

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce pinnate?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɪnˈneɪt/.
What does pinnate mean?: Resembling a feather.
Where does pinnate come from?: From Latin pinnātus (“feathered”), from pinna (“feather”).

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