Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gossamered

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gos-samered
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered with, or as if with, gossamer.

Example Sentences

"M. Cunningham, The Green Age of Asher Witherow From atop the banks I could see over most of the buildings along Main Street, gossamered with dark smoke."

Etymology

From gossamer + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gossamer

Questions

What does gossamered mean?: Covered with, or as if with, gossamer.
Where does gossamered come from?: From gossamer + -ed.

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