Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macilent

/ˈmas.ɪ.lənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maci-lent
IPA: /ˈmas.ɪ.lənt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lean; thin; emaciated

Example Sentences

"It ought not to be doubted but that there will yet be a time of so copious an effusion of the Holy Spirit, as will invigorate it afresh and make it spring up, out of its macilent withered state, into its primitive liveliness and beauty."

Etymology

From Latin macilentus (“lean, thin, meagre”), from Latin maciēs (“leanness; poverty”), from Latin macer (“meager; poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with English emaciate and meagre.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: macilentus, macies, macer, *mh₂ḱrós

Inflected Forms

more macilent (comparative) most macilent (superlative)

Synonyms

scrawny

Questions

How do you pronounce macilent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmas.ɪ.lənt/.
What does macilent mean?: Lean; thin; emaciated
Where does macilent come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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