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pinguescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pingues-cent
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

growing obese, fattening

Archaic

Etymology

From Latin pingu(is) (“fat”) + -escent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more pinguescent (comparative) most pinguescent (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

pinguescence pinguid

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

What does pinguescent mean?
growing obese, fattening
Where does pinguescent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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