erythematous

1. 1.

   relating to or characterized by erythema

Questions about erythematous

What does erythematous mean?

erythematous means "relating to or characterized by erythema".

How many syllables are in erythematous?

erythematous has 5 syllables and divides as e-ry-the-ma-tous 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.

Is erythematous a common word?

erythematous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.