Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puberulent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: pu-beru-lent
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered in soft, downy hairs.

Etymology

From the Latin puberulentus, see puber (“downy, adult”), -ulentus (“abounding in”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: puberulentus

Inflected Forms

more puberulent (comparative) most puberulent (superlative)

Derived Forms

puberulently

Frequently Paired Words

puberty pubescent

Synonyms

downy pubescent sericeous

Questions

What does puberulent mean?: Covered in soft, downy hairs.
Where does puberulent come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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