sericeous

se·ri·ceous

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [si-rish-uh s]
- /sɪˈrɪʃ əs/
- /sɪ.ˈrɪ.ʃəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [si-rish-uh s]
- /sɪˈrɪʃ əs/

Definitions of sericeous word

abbreviation SERICEOUS silky. 1
adjective sericeous covered with silky down, as a leaf. 1
adjective sericeous botany; 1
adjective sericeous covered with a layer of small silky hairs 0
abbreviation SERICEOUS silky 0
adjective sericeous of or like silk; silky 0

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Origin of sericeous

First appearance:

before 1770

One of the 46% newest English words

From the Latin word sēriceus, dating back to 1770-80. See seric-, -eous

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Parts of speech for Sericeous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sericeous

sericeous 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.

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

sericeous usage trend in Literature

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