Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salutiferous

/saljuːˈtɪfəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: salu-tif-er-ous
IPA: /saljuːˈtɪfəɹəs/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Conducive to good health; healthy.

Archaic

adj

Conducive to safety or salvation.

Example Sentences

"innumerable auxiliatory powers, all of them salutiferous"
"[W]hen warm water is impregnated with salutiferous substances, it may produce great effects as a bath."

Etymology

From Latin salūtifer (“healthy, health-giving”) + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: salūtifer
Suffix: ous

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /saljuːˈtɪfəɹəs/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more salutiferous (comparative) most salutiferous (superlative)

Derived Forms

salutiferously

Rhymes With

carboniferous fossiliferous cruciferous seminiferous odoriferous splendiferous luminiferous metalliferous floriferous auriferous stoloniferous calciferous

Questions

How do you pronounce salutiferous?: The recorded pronunciation is /saljuːˈtɪfəɹəs/.
What does salutiferous mean?: Conducive to good health; healthy.
Where does salutiferous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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