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- [sur-puh n-teen, -tahyn]
- /ˈsɜr pənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn/
- /ˈsɜː.pən.taɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sur-puh n-teen, -tahyn]
- /ˈsɜr pənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn/
Definitions of serpentine word
- adjective serpentine of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement. 1
- adjective serpentine having a winding course, as a road; sinuous. 1
- adjective serpentine shrewd, wily, or cunning. 1
- noun serpentine a common mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H 2 Mg 3 Si 2 O 2 , usually oily green and sometimes spotted, occurring in many varieties: used for architectural and decorative purposes. 1
- verb without object serpentine to make or follow a winding course: The stream serpentines through the valley. 1
- adjective serpentine like a snake 1
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Origin of serpentine
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English (adj.) < Latin serpentīnus snakelike, equivalent to serpent- serpent + -īnus ine1
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Parts of speech for Serpentine
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serpentine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for serpentine
adj serpentine
- agee — awry, crooked, or ajar
- anfractuous — characterized by twists and turns; convoluted
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- catawampus — askew; awry
- circumlocutory — a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
noun serpentine
- convolution — Convolutions are curves on an object or design that has a lot of curves.
- curlicue — Curlicues are decorative twists and curls, usually carved or made with a pen.
- helices — a native or inhabitant of Corinth.
- helix — a spiral.
- involution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
adjective serpentine
- aberrative — Descriptive of an object or measurement that has deviated or been knocked, momentarily and sharply, from the more dominant, normal or expected course or trajectory to which it either has or is expected to return in the longer term.
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- coiling — to wind into continuous, regularly spaced rings one above the other: to coil a wire around a pencil.
- detouring — Present participle of detour.
- herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
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