Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

furibund

/ˈfjʊɹɪbʌnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fu-ri-bund
IPA
/ˈfjʊɹɪbʌnd/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a propensity to be furious; choleric, irate.

Formal; Literary

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French furibond (“furious”) and Middle English furybound, furybounde, both borrowed from Latin furibundus (“frantic, frenzied; maddened, raving; inspired”), from furō (“to rave, rage”) + -bundus (suffix forming adjectives with an active or transitive meaning). The further etymology of furō is uncertain; a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“smoke; haze, mist”) has been suggested.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *dʰewh₂-, furibond, furybound, furibundus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfjʊɹɪbʌnd/
  • British English: /ˈfjʊɹɪbʌnd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more furibund (comparative) most furibund (superlative)

Synonyms

Antonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce furibund?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfjʊɹɪbʌnd/.
What does furibund mean?
Having a propensity to be furious; choleric, irate.
Where does furibund come from?
It is traced to French.

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