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cernuous

/ˈsɜː(ɹ)nju.əs/

cernuous adjective: inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping.

cernuous: inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping
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Adjective

cernuous (not comparable)

  1. Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping.
    • cernuous bud/flower/fruit/theca
    • Walking up Redwood Avenue with its tunnel of cernuous willows.2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 80

cernuous meaning in Tamil

cernuous in Tamil

தலை கவிழ்ந்துள்ள, தலைகவிழ்க்கின்ற

Origin of cernuous

Latin cernuus (“with the face turned toward the earth”).

Questions about cernuous

What does cernuous mean?
Cernuous means inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping.
What is cernuous in Tamil?
Cernuous in Tamil is தலை கவிழ்ந்துள்ள, தலைகவிழ்க்கின்ற. See Cernuous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cernuous?
Cernuous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cernuous?
Cernuous is pronounced /ˈsɜː(ɹ)nju.əs/.

Words near cernuous in the dictionary

  1. Cerniglia
  2. Cerniglias
  3. Cernik
  4. Cernișoara
  5. Cernunnos
  6. cernuous
  7. Cerny
  8. cernyite
  9. Cernys
  10. Cernătești
  11. cero

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cernuous (page history and authors); cernuous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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