crinite

cri·nite

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [krahy-nahyt]
- /ˈkraɪ naɪt/
- /krˈɪnaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krahy-nahyt]
- /ˈkraɪ naɪt/

Definitions of crinite word

adjective crinite covered with soft hairs or tufts 3
adjective crinite hairy 3
adjective crinite having hairy tufts 3
adjective crinite hairy. 1
adjective crinite Botany, Entomology. having long hairs, or tufts of long, fine or limp hairs. 1
noun crinite a fossil crinoid. 1

See all 9 definitions of crinite

Information block about the term

Origin of crinite

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; < Latin crīnītus, equivalent to crīn(is) hair + -ītus -ite2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Crinite

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Crinite

crinite popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

crinite usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer