Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nectareous

/nɛkˈtɛɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nectare-ous
IPA: /nɛkˈtɛɹi.əs/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to nectar; nectarous.

Example Sentences

"[O]n the board diſplay'd / The ready meal before Ulyſſes lay'd. / (VVith flour imbrovvn'd) next mingled vvine yet nevv, / And luſcious as the Bee's nectareous devv: […]"

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nectareus (“of nectar; sweet”), from Ancient Greek νεκτάρεος (nektáreos, “sweet as nectar, fragrant”), from νέκταρ (néktar, “nectar”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: νεκτάρεος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /nɛkˈtɛɹi.əs/
British English: /nɛkˈtɛəɹi.əs/

Derived Forms

nectareously

Homonyms

nectarious

Rhymes With

various hilarious precarious aquarius nefarious vicarious calcareous stradivarius multifarious belisarius carious sicarius

Questions

How do you pronounce nectareous?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɛkˈtɛɹi.əs/.
What does nectareous mean?: Pertaining to nectar; nectarous.
Where does nectareous come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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