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sericeous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sericeous
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky.

adj

Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface.

adj

Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin sēricus (“silken”), sēricum (“Seric material; silk”), from Sēricus (“belonging to the Seres”): Sērēs, Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics”). Compare silk, serge.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: sēricus, Σῆρες

Inflected Forms

more sericeous (comparative) most sericeous (superlative) sericious (alternative)

Derived Forms

sericeously

Synonyms

downy pubescent puberulent

Questions

What does sericeous mean?
Of or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky.
Where does sericeous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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