neotenous
/niˈɑːtənəs/adjective
neotenous is spelled N-E-O-T-E-N-O-U-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, neotenous means “Exhibiting retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in neotenous?
| Letters | 9: N-E-O-T-E-N-O-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is neotenous?
Neotenous appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 neotenous?
- UK /niˈɒtənəs/
- US /niˈɑːtənəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-neotenous.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with neotenous?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as neotenous from its last stressed vowel (/ɑtənəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of neotenous
- more neotenous comparative
- most neotenous superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neotenous mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Exhibiting retention of juvenile characteristics in the adult.
- 2
informalBabyfaced.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does neotenous come from?
From neoteny + -ous.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).