Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recumbent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: re-cum-bent
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Inactive; idle.

noun

A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture.

noun

A large rectangular monolith lying on its side, typically flanked by two large upright stones, the flankers; found in recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland.

Etymology

From Latin present participle recumbēns, from recumbō (“to recline”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *ḱewb-, -

Inflected Forms

more recumbent (comparative) most recumbent (superlative) recumbents (plural)

Derived Forms

recumbence recumbency recumbently unrecumbent

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

resting spread-eagled fetal position take lying down sleep Human positions on Wikipedia.Wikipedia accumbent decumbent

Synonyms

recumbent bicycle lying down recumbent accumbent decumbent

Questions

What does recumbent mean?: Lying down.
Where does recumbent come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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