plumose

plu·mose

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ploo-mohs]
- /ˈplu moʊs/
- /ˈpluː.məʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ploo-mohs]
- /ˈplu moʊs/

Definitions of plumose word

adjective plumose having feathers or plumes; feathered. 1
adjective plumose feathery or plumelike. 1
adjective plumose having feathers; feathered 0
adjective plumose like a feather 0

See all 4 definitions of plumose

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Origin of plumose

First appearance:

before 1720

One of the 49% newest English words

From the Latin word plūmōsus, dating back to 1720-30. See plume, -ose1

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Parts of speech for Plumose

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Plumose

plumose popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for plumose

adj plumose

downy — of the nature of or resembling down; fluffy; soft.
featherlike — one of the horny structures forming the principal covering of birds, consisting typically of a hard, tubular portion attached to the body and tapering into a thinner, stemlike portion bearing a series of slender, barbed processes that interlock to form a flat structure on each side.

adjective plumose

feathery — clothed or covered with feathers; feathered.

All 3 Synonyms of plumose