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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glacious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
glacious
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.

Etymology

From obsolete French glacieux, from Latin glaciēs (“ice”).

Questions

What does glacious mean?
Characteristic, composed, or of the nature of icy; icy.
Where does glacious come from?
From obsolete French glacieux, from Latin glaciēs (“ice”).

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