cinereous

ci·ne·re·ous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [si-neer-ee-uh s]
- /sɪˈnɪər i əs/
- /sɪ.ˈnɪə.rɪəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [si-neer-ee-uh s]
- /sɪˈnɪər i əs/

Definitions of cinereous word

adjective cinereous of a greyish colour 3
adjective cinereous resembling or consisting of ashes 3
adjective cinereous of or like ashes 3
adjective cinereous of the color of ashes; ash-gray 3
adjective cinereous in the state of or reduced to ashes: cinereous bodies. 1
adjective cinereous resembling ashes. 1

See all 12 definitions of cinereous

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Origin of cinereous

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

1655-65; < Latin cinereus, equivalent to ciner- (stem of cinis) ashes + -eus -eous

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Parts of speech for Cinereous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cinereous

cinereous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cinereous usage trend in Literature

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