stramineous
UK/stɹəˈmɪn.ɪəs/US/stɹəˈmɪn.i.əs/
stramineous adjective: pertaining to or made of straw; having little value, insubstantial.
Adjective
stramineous (comparative more stramineous, superlative most stramineous)
- Pertaining to or made of straw; having little value, insubstantial.
- Their wits indeed serve them to that sole purpose, to make sport […]; in all other discourse, dry, barren, stramineous, dull and heavy, here lies their genius, in this they alone excel, please themselves and others.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition I, section...
- Straw-coloured.
stramineous meaning in Tamil
stramineous in Tamil
- வைக்கோல் சார்ந்த
Forms of stramineous
| comparative | more stramineous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most stramineous |
Origin of stramineous
From Latin strāmineus, from strāmen (“straw”).
Words formed from stramineous
Questions about stramineous
- What does stramineous mean?
- Stramineous means pertaining to or made of straw; having little value, insubstantial.
- What is stramineous in Tamil?
- Stramineous in Tamil is வைக்கோல் சார்ந்த. See Stramineous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is stramineous?
- Stramineous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce stramineous?
- Stramineous is pronounced /stɹəˈmɪn.ɪəs/ (UK).
Words near stramineous in the dictionary
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