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Meaning of "griseous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRISEOUS

From Medieval Latin griseus, of Germanic origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRISEOUS

griseous  [ˈɡrɪsɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRISEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Griseous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GRISEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of griseous in the English dictionary

The definition of griseous in the dictionary is streaked or mixed with grey; somewhat grey.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRISEOUS


Alcaeus
ælˈsɪəs
caduceus
kəˈdjuːsɪəs
caseous
ˈkeɪsɪəs
Celsius
ˈsɛlsɪəs
Dionysius
ˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs
gaseous
ˈɡæsɪəs
gypseous
ˈdʒɪpsɪəs
interosseous
ˌɪntərˈɒsɪəs
Nicias
ˈnɪsɪəs
nongaseous
ˌnɒnˈɡæsɪəs
Odysseus
əˈdiːsɪəs
orichalceous
ˌɒrɪˈkælsɪəs
osseous
ˈɒsɪəs
Penzias
ˈpɛntsɪəs
Perseus
ˈpɜːsɪəs
piceous
ˈpɪsɪəs
prolixious
prəˈlɪksɪəs
Pseudo-Dionysius
ˌsjuːdəʊˌdaɪəˈnɪsɪəs
syngenesious
ˌsɪndʒɪˈniːsɪəs
Theseus
ˈθiːsɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRISEOUS

gris-gris
grisaille
grise
griseofulvin
grisette
Grisham
Grishun
griskin
grislier
grisliest
grisliness
grisly
grison
Grisons
grissini
grist
grist to the mill
grister
gristle
gristliness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRISEOUS

advantageous
aqueous
courageous
courteous
curvaceous
cutaneous
erroneous
extraneous
gorgeous
heterogeneous
hideous
homogeneous
instantaneous
miscellaneous
nauseous
outrageous
righteous
simultaneous
spontaneous
subcutaneous

Synonyms and antonyms of griseous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «griseous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRISEOUS

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The translations of griseous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «griseous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

griseous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Griseous
570 millions of speakers

English

griseous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

griseous
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

griseous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

griseous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Griseous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

griseous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

griseous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersemangat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

griseous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

griseous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

griseous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gresna
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

griseous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

griseous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रोसियस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

griseous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Griseous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

griseous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

griseous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

griseous
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

griseous
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

griseous
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

griseous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

griseous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of griseous

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRISEOUS»

The term «griseous» is normally little used and occupies the 150.420 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRISEOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «griseous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «griseous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about griseous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRISEOUS»

Discover the use of griseous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to griseous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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*Illustrations of British Entomology; Or a Synopsis of ...
IVo. 6129. A most variable species: head and thorax generally pale griseous-ash or cinereous; anterior wings griseous-brown, or cinerascent clouded with griseous, with the ordinary striga? rather obsolete, and a broad anguluted ferruginous ...
‎1829
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Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London
apex clouded and margined with black dots, cilia fuscous. Posterior wings dark griseous, with fuscous cilia. This species is rare, and I do not know the places of its capture. It is in the collections of Messrs Doubleday and Shepherd, and ...
‎1851
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Illustrations of British Entomology: Or, A Synopsis of ...
/3. Steph. Catal. I. e. With the elytra black at the base, the apex more or less irregularly striated with griseous. Var. y. Steph. Catal. I. c. With the elytra griseous, striated with black, with irregular longitudinal streaks of black between. Var. i. Steph.
James Francis Stephens, Baldwin and Cradock, 1830
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Illustrations of British Entomology, Or a Synopsis of ...
banded with glaucous, with a white lunule, and frequently a broad transverse cinereous fascia in the middle : the posterior wings are less dentated, and are also griseous, with deeper obscure waved streaks, a pale central lunule, and a large ...
James Francis Stephens, 1828
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Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History
Above griseous, variegated with black, beneath yellow. Hcmelytra and wings very short, immaculate; posterior thighs at the apex and top of the tibiae black. Length $ 6-8 lines; 9 9-10 lines. Grlsea, rtigro variegata, subtus flava; hemelytris et alls ...
Boston Society of Natural History, 1869
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Entomologia Edinensis: Or A Description and History of the ...
Not a very common insect apparently in any part of Britain. It has occurred sparingly in this neighbourhood. A. stfctitus.— Shining black, head with a ferruginous spot before each eye, elytra griseous, spotted with black. 2J-2f. — Sturm. Gyllen.
James Wilson, James Duncan, 1834
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Illustrations of British Entomology; Or a Synopsis of ...
1 Black, clothed above with a hoary down ; palpi griseous; antennae annulated with black and white; anterior wings thickly covered with a short golden pile, with a brighter spot towards the apex of the inner margin; posterior griseous and ...
Stephens (James Francis), 1835
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A Manual of British Coleoptera, Or Beetles: Containing a ...
17, — Ovate ; black ; thorax dotted with white ; elytra with a griseous- white patch towards the scutel; and some scattered white spots on the disc ; 4 basal joints of the antenna?, and the anterior legs testaceous-red; hinder thighs with a single ...
James Francis Stephens, 1839
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British moths and their transformations, arranged in a ser. ...
Head and thorax griseous, mixed with white ; anterior wings griseous, clouded with white, with a longitudinal, black, arrow-shaped line at the base ; the anterior stigma is rather elongate, ovate, whitish, with the centre pale ashy-brown ; the ...
Henry Noel Humphreys, John Obadiah Westwood, 1843
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An Account of the Petrological, Botanical, and Zoological ...
Imago—Head and thorax lutescent, eyes black, antenna griseous with the basal joint pale; mesothorax with a large lanceolate black dorsal spot in the middle, anteriorly ochreous at the sides above, the mesosternum nigrescent, and ...
Alfred Edwin Eaton, 2012

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRISEOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term griseous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pokemon The Movie XY (Photo : YouTube/Huan Pele)
Giratina possesses the Aura Sphere, Iron Head, Shadow Force, Draco Meteor and will have the Griseous Orb. Kyurem comes with Glaciate, ... «Yibada, Apr 15»
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'Pokemon The Movie XY' 2015: Leaked CoroCoro Pics Reveal …
Giratina comes with Aura Sphere, Draco Meteor, Shadow Force, Iron Head and will be holding the Griseous Orb. Kyurem comes with the ... «Latin Times, Apr 15»
3
It's not the same without Freddie
... griseous guitar-and-drums engine-room chugging on behind an American Idol who rolls his eyes and pretends to swig French champagne. «Sydney Morning Herald, Aug 14»
4
The shiny Giratina Pokemon giveaway has begun at GameStop stores
Giratina also has the ability to change forms if it is holding the Griseous Orb item. This will change its stats, making it a Pokemon that is more ... «Examiner.com, Oct 13»
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Star Trek - 8-bit Cinema!
Griseous Gamer 1 year ago. Funny thing: I would play this game. XD. Read more Show less. Reply · 3 4. ▽ Report spam or abuse. detubeme 1 ... «YouTube, Jun 13»
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Houston-area spellers advance in national bee
Kuvam Shahane, 13, of Rochester Hills, Mich., spells "griseous". photo_prev_inline|article-gallery-4559404|article-gallery-4559404|0. «Houston Chronicle, May 13»
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Mewtwo's new form is looking good
Giratina can change between Altered and Origin Formes depending on whether or not it is holding the Griseous Orb item. The safe bet right ... «TechnologyTell, Apr 13»
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Hangman, Spare That Word: The English Purge Their Language
... which they know from the popular Dungeons & Dragons game, and geologists have pointed out the utility of griseous (streaked or mixed with ... «TIME, Oct 08»
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Collins dictionary asks public to rescue outdated words
Griseous -streaked or mixed with grey. Malison - a curse. Manseutude -gentleness or kindness. Muliebrity - the condition of being a woman. «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 08»

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« EDUCALINGO. Griseous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/griseous>. May 2024 ».
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