plumose
/ˈplu.moʊs/adjective
plumose is spelled P-L-U-M-O-S-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, plumose means “Having feathers or plumes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in plumose?
| Letters | 7: P-L-U-M-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 plumose?
Plumose appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 plumose?
- US /ˈplu.moʊs/
Plumose has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-plumose.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plumose
- more plumose comparative
- most plumose superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plumose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having feathers or plumes.
- 2
Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like a feather.
Male mosquitoes have plumose antennae
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plumose come from?
From Latin plūmōsus (“feathered”), from plūma (“feather”): compare French plumeux. By surface analysis, plume + -ose.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).