Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transpicuous

/tɹænzˈpɪkjʊəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tran-spic-u-ous
IPA: /tɹænzˈpɪkjʊəs/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Easily construed or seen through.

Example Sentences

"The Sobieski Stuarts were amiable, scholarly men who won converts by their transpicuous innocence."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trānspicuus (“transparent”).

Inflected Forms

more transpicuous (comparative) most transpicuous (superlative)

Derived Forms

intertranspicuous transpicuously transpicuousness

Questions

How do you pronounce transpicuous?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹænzˈpɪkjʊəs/.
What does transpicuous mean?: Easily construed or seen through.
Where does transpicuous come from?: Borrowed from Latin trānspicuus (“transparent”).

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