Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruiniform

/ɹuˈɪnəˌfɔɹm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ru-ini-form
IPA
/ɹuˈɪnəˌfɔɹm/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the appearance of the ruins of buildings, despite being natural in origin.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ruin + -iform.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹuˈɪnəˌfɔɹm/
  • British English: /ɹuːˈɪnəˌfɔːm/

Inflected Forms

more ruiniform (comparative) most ruiniform (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ruiniform?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹuˈɪnəˌfɔɹm/.
What does ruiniform mean?
Having the appearance of the ruins of buildings, despite being natural in origin.
Where does ruiniform come from?
From ruin + -iform.

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