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pulvinate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pul-v-inate
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Curved convexly or swelled.

adj

Having the form of a cushion, or used to cushion/provide padding.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin pulvinatus, from pulvinus (“a cushion, an elevation”).

Inflected Forms

more pulvinate (comparative) most pulvinate (superlative)

Derived Forms

pulvinately subpulvinate

Synonyms

pulvinated

Questions

What does pulvinate mean?
Curved convexly or swelled.
Where does pulvinate come from?
From Latin pulvinatus, from pulvinus (“a cushion, an elevation”).

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