Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

querimonious

/kwɛɹɪˈməʊnɪəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: que-r-i-mo-nious
IPA: /kwɛɹɪˈməʊnɪəs/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Complaining; querulous.

Example Sentences

"When he spoke, too, his voice was like an old man's, harsh, yearning, querimonious."

Etymology

From querimony + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: querimony

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kwɛɹɪˈməʊnɪəs/

Inflected Forms

more querimonious (comparative) most querimonious (superlative)

Derived Forms

querimoniously querimoniousness

Questions

How do you pronounce querimonious?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwɛɹɪˈməʊnɪəs/.
What does querimonious mean?: Complaining; querulous.
Where does querimonious come from?: From querimony + -ous.

How to pronounce querimonious

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