hempen

Questions about hempen

What does hempen mean?

hempen means "having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute".

How many syllables are in hempen?

hempen has 2 syllables: hem-pen. The stress falls on "hem". In IPA it is /ˈhɛmpən/.

What is another word for hempen?

Close synonyms include fibrous. 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 hempen a common word?

hempen 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.