Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idoneous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ido-neous
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

appropriate; suitable

Example Sentences

"Hobbes tries to follow an 'idoneous principle of tractation' in moral philosophy, by beginning with an account of human nature and human motives."

Etymology

From Latin idōneus.

Inflected Forms

more idoneous (comparative) most idoneous (superlative)

Derived Forms

idoneity idoneousness

Questions

What does idoneous mean?: appropriate; suitable
Where does idoneous come from?: From Latin idōneus.

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