cartilaginous

1. 1.

   of or relating to cartilage
2. 2.

   difficult to chew

   Synonymsgristlyrubbery

   Similartough

Questions about cartilaginous

What does cartilaginous mean?

cartilaginous means "of or relating to cartilage". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cartilaginous?

cartilaginous has 5 syllables and divides as car-ti-la-gi-nous under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.