leprose

Questions about leprose

What does leprose mean?

leprose means "rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf".

How many syllables are in leprose?

leprose has 2 syllables and divides as le-prose 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.

What is another word for leprose?

Close synonyms include lepidote, scabrous, scaly, scurfy. 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 leprose a common word?

leprose 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.