cinereous
/sɪˈnɪəɹi.əs/adjective
cinereous is spelled C-I-N-E-R-E-O-U-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, cinereous means “Of an ash-gray colour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cinereous?
| Letters | 9: C-I-N-E-R-E-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 cinereous?
Cinereous appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 cinereous?
- /sɪˈnɪəɹi.əs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cinereous
- more cinereous comparative
- most cinereous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cinereous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of an ash-gray colour.
- 2
Like ashes.
- 3
Containing ashes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cinereous in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | aschgrau, aschfarben |
| Portuguese | cinéreo |
| Spanish | cinéreo |
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 cinereous come from?
Latin cinereus, from cinis, cineris (“ashes”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).