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brunneous

/ˈbɹʌ.nɪ.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
brun-neous
IPA
/ˈbɹʌ.nɪ.əs/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a dark brown colour.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin brunneus (“brown”), derived from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: brunneus, *brūnaz

Inflected Forms

more brunneous (comparative) most brunneous (superlative)

Derived Forms

rufobrunneous

Frequently Paired Words

brown burnish

Synonyms

brunnescent

Questions

How do you pronounce brunneous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹʌ.nɪ.əs/.
What does brunneous mean?
Of a dark brown colour.
Where does brunneous come from?
It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

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