0%

ligneous

lig·ne·ous
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lig-nee-uh s]
    • /ˈlɪg ni əs/
    • /ˈlɪɡ.nɪəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lig-nee-uh s]
    • /ˈlɪg ni əs/

Definitions of ligneous word

  • adjective ligneous of the nature of or resembling wood; woody. 1
  • noun ligneous Made, consisting of, or resembling wood; woody. 1
  • adjective ligneous woody 1
  • adjective ligneous of or resembling wood 0
  • adjective ligneous of, or having the nature of, wood; woody 0

Information block about the term

Origin of ligneous

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30, ligneous is from the Latin word ligneus of wood. See lign-, -eous

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ligneous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ligneous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 68% 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.

ligneous usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for ligneous

adj ligneous

  • board — A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose.
  • frame — a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
  • log — Mathematics. logarithm.
  • peg — a female given name, form of Peggy.
  • plant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.

Antonyms for ligneous

adj ligneous

  • bending — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
  • pliable — easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
  • flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?