leathery

1. 1.

   resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable

   Synonymscoriaceousleatheredleatherlike

   Similartough

Questions about leathery

What does leathery mean?

leathery means "resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable".

How many syllables are in leathery?

leathery has 3 syllables: leat-he-ry. The stress falls on "leat". In IPA it is /ˈlɛðɚi/.

What is another word for leathery?

Close synonyms include coriaceous, leathered, leatherlike. 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 leathery a common word?

leathery 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.