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fountainous

/ˈfaʊntɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
foun-tain-ous
IPA
/ˈfaʊntɪnəs/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.

Etymology

From fountain + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈfaʊntɪnəs/

Inflected Forms

more fountainous (comparative) most fountainous (superlative)

Derived Forms

fountainously

Questions

How do you pronounce fountainous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaʊntɪnəs/.
What does fountainous mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
Where does fountainous come from?
From fountain + -ous.

How to pronounce fountainous

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