Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyhued

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-hued
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being multiple hues.

Example Sentences

"multifaceted, polyhued children, / angry and loving, pallid an bronzed, […]"
"[…] reaches out her earthen hand and manipulates a rainbow of pulsators : the fingers meander through the polyhued tumescent tubers, bringing succor to aching machinations as they explode, erupting with fury and programmed responses, […]"
"A world where polyhued people kicked it without ever even considering the concept that someone was an "other." One nation under a freakishly funky groove."
"Mandy was in the bedroom, face down on her polyhued Latina bedspread."

Etymology

From poly- + hue + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly
Suffix: hue

Synonyms

motley multicolored polychromatic

Questions

What does polyhued mean?: Being multiple hues.
Where does polyhued come from?: From poly- + hue + -ed.

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