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exsanguine

/ɛksˈsæŋɡwɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-sangu-ine
IPA
/ɛksˈsæŋɡwɪn/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking blood; anemic, bloodless.

Etymology

From ex- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, not possessing’) + Latin sanguinēs (a plural form of sanguī̆s (“blood”)) or sanguī̆s itself.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɛksˈsæŋɡwɪn/
  • British English: /ɛksˈsæŋɡwɪn/

Inflected Forms

more exsanguine (comparative) most exsanguine (superlative)

Synonyms

bloodless exsanguinous

Questions

How do you pronounce exsanguine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛksˈsæŋɡwɪn/.
What does exsanguine mean?
Lacking blood; anemic, bloodless.
Where does exsanguine come from?
From ex- (prefix meaning ‘lacking, not possessing’) + Latin sanguinēs (a plural form of sanguī̆s (“blood”)) or sanguī̆s itself.

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