Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frangent

/ˈfɹænd͡ʒənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frangent
IPA: /ˈfɹænd͡ʒənt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing fracture; breaking.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"December 9 1763, Horace Walpole, letter to the Earl of Hertford they hissed in the most murderous manner: broke Mr. Sheriff Harley's coach-glass in the most frangent manner"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin frangēns, present participle of frangō (“to break”). See fraction.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more frangent (comparative) most frangent (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce frangent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹænd͡ʒənt/.
What does frangent mean?: Causing fracture; breaking.
Where does frangent come from?: Borrowed from Latin frangēns, present participle of frangō (“to break”). See fraction.

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