Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propinquous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
propin-quous
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From propinqu(ity) + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more propinquous (comparative) most propinquous (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does propinquous mean?
Synonym of propinquent.
Where does propinquous come from?
From propinqu(ity) + -ous.

How to pronounce propinquous

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