Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carnous

/ˈkɑːnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: carnous
IPA: /ˈkɑːnəs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"1658: It is no impossible Physiognomy to conjecture at fleshy appendencies; and after what shape the muscles and carnous parts might hang in their full consistences. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 31)"

Etymology

From Latin carnosus.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more carnous (comparative) most carnous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce carnous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑːnəs/.
What does carnous mean?: Fleshy.
Where does carnous come from?: From Latin carnosus.

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