Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enanthesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
enan-the-sis
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An eruption on the skin from internal disease, such as scarlet fever or measles.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in, intra”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”), i.e. “efflorescence from within”. Compare enanthem.

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Questions

What does enanthesis mean?
An eruption on the skin from internal disease, such as scarlet fever or measles.
Where does enanthesis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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