Arenaceous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɐfˈɑːnɪks/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌaɹənˈeɪʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌaɹənˈeɪʃəs/

4 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɐfˈɑːnɪks/.

Examples

arenaceous limestone
arenaceous grasses

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sandy sandlike

Antonyms

argillaceous

Parts of Speech

adjective

resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas

“arenaceous limestone”

Word Forms

sand	noun	a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
sandiness	noun	a texture resembling that of sand

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sandig

ähnlich oder enthaltend oder reich an Sand; oder wächst in sandigen Gebieten

🇫🇷French

arénacé

ressemblant ou contenant ou regorgeant de sable; ou poussant dans des zones sablonneuses

🇪🇸Spanish

arenoso

parecido a, que contiene o abunda en arena; o crecer en zonas arenosas

🇮🇹Italian

arenaceo

somigliante o contenente o abbondante di sabbia; o crescendo in zone sabbiose

🇳🇱Dutch

kruimelig

lijkt op of bevat of is rijk aan zand; of groeien in zandgebieden

🇵🇹Portuguese

arenoso

assemelhando-se ou contendo ou abundante em areia; ou crescendo em áreas arenosas

🇷🇺Russian

песчанистый

напоминающий песок, содержащий или изобилующий песком; или растет на песчаных участках

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बलुआ

रेत जैसा दिखने वाला या युक्त या प्रचुर मात्रा में; या रेतीले इलाकों में बढ़ रहा है

🇧🇩Bengali

অরণ্য

অনুরূপ বা ধারণকারী বা বালি মধ্যে প্রচুর; বা বালুকাময় এলাকায় ক্রমবর্ধমান

🇮🇳Tamil

அரங்கம் சார்ந்த

மணலில் ஒத்திருப்பது அல்லது உள்ளடக்கியது அல்லது ஏராளமாக இருப்பது; அல்லது மணல் பகுதிகளில் வளரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగస్థలం

ఇసుకలో పోలి ఉండటం లేదా కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా సమృద్ధిగా ఉండటం; లేదా ఇసుక ప్రాంతాల్లో పెరుగుతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

रिंगण

वाळूमध्ये सारखी किंवा असलेली किंवा भरपूर प्रमाणात असणे; किंवा वालुकामय भागात वाढतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

અરેનાસિયસ

રેતીમાં સામ્યતા અથવા સમાવિષ્ટ અથવા ભરપૂર; અથવા રેતાળ વિસ્તારોમાં ઉગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಣಜ

ಮರಳಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋಲುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹೇರಳವಾಗಿರುವ; ಅಥವಾ ಮರಳು ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അരനേഷ്യസ്

മണലിൽ സാദൃശ്യമുള്ളതോ അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നതോ സമൃദ്ധമായതോ ആയവ; അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മണൽ പ്രദേശങ്ങളിൽ വളരുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਖਾੜਾ

ਰੇਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਮਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਜਾਂ ਭਰਪੂਰ; ਜਾਂ ਰੇਤਲੇ ਖੇਤਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਧਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

میدانی

ریت میں مشابہت یا مشتمل یا بہت زیادہ یا ریتلی علاقوں میں بڑھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

砂质的

类似或含有或富含沙子；或生长于沙地

🇯🇵Japanese

地味な

砂に似ている、砂を含む、または砂が多い。または砂地に生える

🇰🇷Korean

무질서한

모래와 비슷하거나 함유되어 있거나 풍부함; 또는 모래밭에서 자라는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có nhiều chất cặn bã

giống hoặc chứa nhiều cát; hoặc mọc ở vùng cát

🇹🇭Thai

มากมาย

มีลักษณะคล้ายหรือมีหรือมีมากมายในทราย หรือปลูกในพื้นที่ทราย

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg berpasir

menyerupai atau mengandung atau banyak mengandung pasir; atau tumbuh di daerah berpasir

🇲🇾Malay

gelanggang

menyerupai atau mengandungi atau banyak dalam pasir; atau tumbuh di kawasan berpasir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رملي

تشبه أو تحتوي أو تكثر في الرمال؛ أو تنمو في المناطق الرملية

🇮🇷Persian

زمینی

شبیه یا حاوی یا فراوان در ماسه؛ یا در مناطق شنی رشد می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kumlu

kuma benzeyen veya kum içeren veya bol miktarda bulunan; veya kumlu bölgelerde yetişiyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

זירה

דומה או מכיל או שופע חול; או גידול באזורים חוליים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'arenaceous'?

The primary meaning of 'arenaceous' is 'resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas'.

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Using 'arenaceous' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'arenaceous' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'arenaceous' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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