How do you pronounce cerebral?

The recorded pronunciation is /səˈɹi.bɹəl/.

cerebral

/səˈɹi.bɹəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: cere-bral
IPA: /səˈɹi.bɹəl/

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Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.

adj

Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.

adj

Retroflex.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Certainly, “Capital” is a cerebral read and the dangers of the world Marx lived in are not all the same as ours."
"His cerebral candidacy, inspired by European and North American political and economic philosophers, and his very appearance, with his light-colored skin, trim physique and penchant for preppy sweaters, contrasted with an electorate largely made up of impoverished Quechua-speaking people and Spanish-speaking mestizos."

Etymology

Borrowing from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain”); equivalent to cerebrum + -al.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: *ḱerh₂-, cérébral, cerebrum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /səˈɹi.bɹəl/
British English: /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more cerebral (comparative) most cerebral (superlative)

Derived Forms

acerebral antennocerebral anticerebral cardiocerebral cardiovasculocerebral cerebralise cerebralism cerebralist cerebralize cerebrally cervicocerebral circumcerebral

Phrases

cerebral achromatopsia cerebral aqueduct cerebral artery cerebral blood flow cerebral cortex cerebral crus cerebral edema cerebral hemisphere

Frequently Paired Words

visceral

Synonyms

brainial brainy intellectual

Rhymes With

intracerebral extracerebral neurocerebral tritocerebral craniocerebral meningocerebral orbitocerebral overcerebral protocerebral cardiocerebral cervicocerebral retinocerebral