Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enginous

/ˈɛnd͡ʒɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-gi-nous
IPA: /ˈɛnd͡ʒɪnəs/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to an engine.

Obsolete

adj

Contrived with care; ingenious.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"That one act gives, like an enginous wheel, Motion to all."
"the mark of all their enginous drifts"

Etymology

From Old French engignos. See ingenious.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more enginous (comparative) most enginous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce enginous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛnd͡ʒɪnəs/.
What does enginous mean?: Pertaining to an engine.
Where does enginous come from?: From Old French engignos. See ingenious.

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