Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eburnine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ebur-nine
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like ivory.

Example Sentences

"On a square of grey silk lay several objects with a direct relationship to our brimming thoughts – the great hatpin with its ugly blue stone head, and the eburnine ring of my lover which I could not see even now without a pang."

Etymology

From Latin eburnus.

Inflected Forms

more eburnine (comparative) most eburnine (superlative)

Questions

What does eburnine mean?: Like ivory.
Where does eburnine come from?: From Latin eburnus.

How to pronounce eburnine

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