Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incandescently

/ɪnkənˈdɛsəntli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-can-des-cent-ly
IPA: /ɪnkənˈdɛsəntli/

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an incandescent manner; using incandescence.

Example Sentences

"Every day was as incandescently hot as the last."

Etymology

Etymology tree English incandescent Middle English -ly English -ly English incandescently From incandescent + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more incandescently (comparative) most incandescently (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce incandescently?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnkənˈdɛsəntli/.
What does incandescently mean?: In an incandescent manner; using incandescence.
Where does incandescently come from?: Etymology tree English incandescent Middle English -ly English -ly English incandescently From incandescent + -ly.

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