lentous

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/ˈlɛntəs/

adjective

viscid; viscous; tenacious

OriginLatin lentus →
Scrabble 7
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Meanings

adjectivelentous (comparative more lentous, superlative most lentous)

comparative more lentous · superlative most lentous

  1. obsoleteviscid; viscous; tenacious

    spawn of a lentous and transparent body

    1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mucidstiffthickviscous

Origin

  1. Latinlentus
  2. Englishlentous

From Latin lentus. See lentor.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sultoneUselton
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APA

lentous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lentous

MLA

“lentous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lentous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lentous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lentous.

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