Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lentous

/ˈlɛntəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lentous
IPA: /ˈlɛntəs/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

viscid; viscous; tenacious

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"spawn of a lentous and transparent body"

Etymology

From Latin lentus. See lentor.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lentus

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more lentous (comparative) most lentous (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lentous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛntəs/.
What does lentous mean?: viscid; viscous; tenacious
Where does lentous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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