marmorean

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characteristic of marble

   Synonymsmarmoreal

Questions about marmorean

What does marmorean mean?

marmorean means "of or relating to or characteristic of marble".

How many syllables are in marmorean?

marmorean has 4 syllables and divides as mar-mo-re-an 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 marmorean?

Close synonyms include marmoreal. 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 marmorean a common word?

marmorean 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.