Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ignifluous

/ɪɡˈnɪf.lu.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ig-ni-flu-ous
IPA: /ɪɡˈnɪf.lu.əs/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Flowing with fire.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"This process of filling up continued till the latter part of May 1840, when, as many natives testify, the whole area of the crater became one entire sea of ignifluous matter"

Etymology

From Latin ignifluus, from ignis (“fire”) + fluere (“to flow”). By surface analysis, igni- + Latin flu- + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ignifluus

Usage

Obsolete

Questions

How do you pronounce ignifluous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪɡˈnɪf.lu.əs/.
What does ignifluous mean?: Flowing with fire.
Where does ignifluous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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