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roborean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ro-bore-an
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of oaken, made of oak or similar wood.

Obsolete

adj

Synonym of sturdy, resembling the strength, firmness, &c. of oak.

Obsolete

adj

Synonym of coarse, resembling the texture of rough-hewn oak or (figurative) rough in other ways.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin rōboreus (“oaken, sturdy”) + -an (“forming adjectives”), from robur (“reddish oak; strength, hardness”) + -eus (“-eous: forming adjectives”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more roborean (comparative) most roborean (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

corroborate corroboration roborant roborate roboration roborative roboreous robust

Synonyms

oaken made of oak or similar wood sturdy resembling the strength firmness &c. of oak coarse resembling the texture of rough-hewn oak or

Questions

What does roborean mean?
Synonym of oaken, made of oak or similar wood.
Where does roborean come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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