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verecund

/ˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vere-cund
IPA
/ˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

modest

Literary

adj

bashful

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin verēcundus (“shy, modest”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more verecund (comparative) most verecund (superlative)

Derived Forms

inverecund verecundity

Questions

How do you pronounce verecund?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/.
What does verecund mean?
modest
Where does verecund come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin verēcundus (“shy, modest”).

How to pronounce verecund

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