Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paleous

/ˈpeɪliəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-le-ous
IPA: /ˈpeɪliəs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

chaffy; like chaff

Archaic

Example Sentences

"this attraction have we tried in straws and paleous bodies"

Etymology

From Latin palea (“chaff”) + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: palea
Suffix: ous

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more paleous (comparative) most paleous (superlative)

Synonyms

paleaceous

Questions

How do you pronounce paleous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪliəs/.
What does paleous mean?: chaffy; like chaff
Where does paleous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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