fibrous

Other forms of fibrous

comparative

fibrouser·

superlative

fibrousest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about fibrous

What does fibrous mean?

fibrous means "having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in fibrous?

fibrous has 2 syllables: fi-brous. The stress falls on "fi". In IPA it is /ˈfaɪbɹəs/.

What is another word for fibrous?

Close synonyms include hempen, sinewy, stringy, unchewable. 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 fibrous a common word?

fibrous 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.