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- [noj-uh-luh s]
- /ˈnɒdʒ ə ləs/
- /nˈɒdjʊləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [noj-uh-luh s]
- /ˈnɒdʒ ə ləs/
Definitions of nodulous word
- adjective nodulous having nodules. 1
- noun nodulous Alternative form of nodulose. 1
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Origin of nodulous
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; nodule + -ous
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Parts of speech for Nodulous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nodulous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
nodulous usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nodulous
adjective nodulous
- troublesome — causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- mystifying — to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- perplexing — to cause to be puzzled or bewildered over what is not understood or certain; confuse mentally: Her strange response perplexed me.
- puzzling — confusing or baffling: a puzzling answer.
Antonyms for nodulous
adjective nodulous
- easy — not hard or difficult; requiring no great labor or effort: a book that is easy to read; an easy victory.
- facile — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- simple — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
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