fibrous
/ˈfaɪbɹəs/FIGH-bruhs
/ˈfaɪbɹəs/FIGH-bruhs
Meaningthready
Common meaning: made of threads
- fibra filamentLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 743 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin fibra ‘a filament’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fibra, p. 743 · dictionary scan
Roots
- fibra, -ae Latin “a filament”
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