Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spumescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spumes-cent
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling froth or foam; foaming.

Example Sentences

"The snowfall had changed again, the flakes larger now and less insistent; they had a buoyant and spumescent quality."
"His eyes burned black with the intensity of their gaze over the hidden ravine below; over the thin, white waterfall, spumescent, blown into mist."
"Then she screamed as a jet of spumescent gore slopped across the front of the paralysed fabric."

Etymology

From Latin spumescens, p.pr. of spumescere (“to grow foamy”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: spumescens

Inflected Forms

more spumescent (comparative) most spumescent (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

spumante spumescence

Synonyms

fizzy foamy frothy

Questions

What does spumescent mean?: Resembling froth or foam; foaming.
Where does spumescent come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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