Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skeletal

/ˈskɛl.ə.təl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
skele-tal
IPA
/ˈskɛl.ə.təl/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Shorthand for skeletal diagram (a black-and-white drawing of a [usually extinct] animal’s skeleton to be used as a reference for paleoart)

Informal

adj

of, or relating to the skeleton

adj

haggard, cadaverous, emaciated or gaunt

adj

barebones, lacking elaboration

adj

Comprising only the base structure of a building, etc.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From skeleton + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈskɛl.ə.təl/
  • British English: /ˈskɛl.ɪ.təl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

skeletals (plural) sceletal (alternative) more skeletal (comparative) most skeletal (superlative)

Derived Forms

askeletal carboskeletal cardioskeletal chondroskeletal cranioskeletal cytoskeletal dentoskeletal dermoskeletal endoskeletal episkeletal exoskeletal extraskeletal

Phrases

diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis Eiken skeletal dysplasia skeletal age skeletal animation skeletal eroding band skeletal fluorosis skeletal formula skeletal muscle

Synonyms

cadaverous emaciated gaunt haggard pinched wasted

Questions

How do you pronounce skeletal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɛl.ə.təl/.
What does skeletal mean?
Shorthand for skeletal diagram (a black-and-white drawing of a [usually extinct] animal’s skeleton to be used as a reference for paleoart)
Where does skeletal come from?
From skeleton + -al.

How to pronounce skeletal

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