Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filipendulous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fil-ipen-du-lous
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Hanging by a thread, or threadlike objects

Example Sentences

"filipendulous constructions"
"filipendulous root"
"filipendulous outgrowths"
"filipendulous stems"

Etymology

From, for respective components, Latin filum (“thread”) and pendulus (“hanging”).

Inflected Forms

more filipendulous (comparative) most filipendulous (superlative)

Questions

What does filipendulous mean?: Hanging by a thread, or threadlike objects
Where does filipendulous come from?: From, for respective components, Latin filum (“thread”) and pendulus (“hanging”).

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