Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hornlike

/hˈɔɹnlˌaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: horn-like
IPA: /hˈɔɹnlˌaɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Projecting like a horn.

adj

Of a hard substance, similar to horn.

Etymology

From horn + -like. Piecewise doublet of cornlike.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: horn

Inflected Forms

more hornlike (comparative) most hornlike (superlative)

Synonyms

corneous horny

Questions

How do you pronounce hornlike?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔɹnlˌaɪk/.
What does hornlike mean?: Projecting like a horn.
Where does hornlike come from?: From horn + -like. Piecewise doublet of cornlike.

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