Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

superficies

/ˌsu.pɚˈfɪˌʃiz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: su-per-fi-cies
IPA: /ˌsu.pɚˈfɪˌʃiz/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A two-dimensional magnitude that has length and breadth; especially such a surface that forms the boundary of a solid.

noun

A two-dimensional magnitude that has length and breadth; especially such a surface that forms the boundary of a solid.

noun

The surface (of something immaterial, especially of the mind or soul).

noun

A building intimately associated with the land on which it is built.

Example Sentences

"The Superficies was compoſed of ſeveral bits of Wood, about the bigneſs of a Dye, but ſome larger than others."
"An immense metropolis, like London, is calculated to make men selfish and uninteresting. … They present but the cold superficies of character—its rich and genial qualities have no time to be warmed into a flow."

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin superficiēs (“top, surface”), from super- (“above, over”) + faciēs (“form, configuration, shape”). Doublet of surface.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: superficiēs

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsu.pɚˈfɪˌʃiz/
British English: /ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.i.iːz/

Frequently Paired Words

superficial superficiary

Questions

How do you pronounce superficies?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsu.pɚˈfɪˌʃiz/.
What does superficies mean?: A two-dimensional magnitude that has length and breadth; especially such a surface that forms the boundary of a solid.
Where does superficies come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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