Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detumescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-tumes-cent
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Exhibiting detumescence; deflated.

Example Sentences

"I should note that Meat does not work for everyone. A friend called it too rough, others pick it up and then go on to GQ or October, and others seem to be able to read it and stay detumescent."
"CDWM brings class into the picture because it tapped into the snobbery of viewers. Look at the ghastly arrivistes, aping their betters and weeping into their detumescent soufflés."

Etymology

From de- + tumescent.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de
Root: *tewh₂-

Inflected Forms

more detumescent (comparative) most detumescent (superlative)

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

What does detumescent mean?: Exhibiting detumescence; deflated.
Where does detumescent come from?: From de- + tumescent.

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