igneous

Questions about igneous

What does igneous mean?

igneous means "produced under conditions involving intense heat". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in igneous?

igneous has 3 syllables: ig-ne-ous. The stress falls on "ig". In IPA it is /ˈɪɡniəs/.

What is another word for igneous?

Close synonyms include pyrogenic, pyrogenous, eruptive, fiery. 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.

What is the opposite of igneous?

The recorded antonyms are aqueous.

Is igneous a common word?

igneous 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.