pumice

Questions about pumice

What does pumice mean?

pumice means "a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pumice?

pumice has 2 syllables: pum-ice. The stress falls on "pum". In IPA it is /ˈpʌməs/.

What is another word for pumice?

Close synonyms include pumice stone. 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 pumice a common word?

pumice 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.