umbriferous

um·brif·er·ous

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhm-brif-er-uh s]
- /ʌmˈbrɪf ər əs/
- /ʌmbrˈɪfərəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhm-brif-er-uh s]
- /ʌmˈbrɪf ər əs/

Definitions of umbriferous word

adjective umbriferous casting or making shade. 1
adjective umbriferous casting a shadow or shade 0

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Origin of umbriferous

First appearance:

before 1610

One of the 40% oldest English words

1610-20; < Latin umbrifer shade-bringing, shady (umbri-, combining form of umbra shade + -fer -fer) + -ous

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Parts of speech for Umbriferous

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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umbriferous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% 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.

umbriferous usage trend in Literature

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