soporous

sop·o·rose

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sop-uh-rohs, soh-puh-]
- /ˈsɒp əˌroʊs, ˈsoʊ pə-/
- /sˈɒpərəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sop-uh-rohs, soh-puh-]
- /ˈsɒp əˌroʊs, ˈsoʊ pə-/

Definitions of soporous word

abbreviation SOPOROUS sleepy. 1
adjective soporous Pathology. characterized by abnormal slumber. 1

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Origin of soporous

First appearance:

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10; sopor + -ose1

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Parts of speech for Soporous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Soporous

soporous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% 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.

soporous usage trend in Literature

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