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supercilium

/ˌsu.pɚˈsɪl.i.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
su-per-cil-i-um
IPA
/ˌsu.pɚˈsɪl.i.əm/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).

noun

The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).

noun

The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).

noun

The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice.

noun

The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice.

noun

Superciliousness, haughtiness; an instance of this, a supercilious demeanor.

Humorous

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-yom Proto-Indo-European *ḱelyom Proto-Italic *keljom Latin cilium Latin superciliumbor. English supercilium Borrowed from Latin supercilium (“eyebrow; brow, ridge; pride, arrogance”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsu.pɚˈsɪl.i.əm/
  • British English: /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈsɪl.i.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

supercilia (plural)

Synonyms

eyebrow brow

Rhymes With

william ilium ileum cilium milium reptilium pileum kinocilium suprailium subilium

Questions

How do you pronounce supercilium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsu.pɚˈsɪl.i.əm/.
What does supercilium mean?
The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
Where does supercilium come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-yom Proto-Indo-European *ḱelyom Proto-Italic *keljom Latin cilium Latin superciliumbor. English supercilium Borrowed from Latin supercilium (“eyebrow; brow, ridge; pride, arrogance”).

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