aquiline
/ˈæk.wɪˌlaɪn/adjective
aquiline is spelled A-Q-U-I-L-I-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, aquiline means “Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in aquiline?
| Letters | 8: A-Q-U-I-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aquiline?
Aquiline appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aquiline?
- /ˈæk.wɪˌlaɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-aquiline.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aquiline
- more aquiline comparative
- most aquiline superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aquiline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles; resembling that of an eagle.
Frank's aquiline nose jutted out from underneath his glasses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aquiline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, pertaining to, or characteristic of eagles:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does aquiline come from?
From Latin aquilīnus, from aquila (“eagle”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).