Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tan-tl-uh s]
- /ˈtæn tl əs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [tan-tl-uh s]
- /ˈtæn tl əs/
Definitions of tantalous word
- adjective tantalous containing trivalent tantalum. 1
- adjective tantalous of or containing tantalum in the trivalent state 0
- adjective tantalous of, derived from, or containing tantalum, esp. trivalent tantalum 0
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Origin of tantalous
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; tantal(um) + -ous
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Parts of speech for Tantalous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tantalous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% 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.
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