diffused

Questions about diffused

What does diffused mean?

diffused means "(of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in diffused?

diffused has 2 syllables: dif-fused. The stress falls on "fused". In IPA it is /dɪˈfjuzd/.

What is another word for diffused?

Close synonyms include soft, diffuse. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is diffused a common word?

diffused is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with diffused?

2 words rhyme with diffused. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.