plumbous

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/ˈplʌmbəs/[ˈplʌ̈ɱbəs]

adjective

Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.

Similar
plumbicleadleadenleadysaturnine
OriginLatin plumbōsus →
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Meanings

adjectiveplumbous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.

    Synonyms: plumbic, lead, leaden, leady, saturnine

  2. not comparablechemistryOf or pertaining to compounds with lower valence forms of lead.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.

Similar
plumbicleadleadenleadysaturnine

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelating to or consisting of lead

Similar
plumbic
Also see
leadleadenplumbic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinplumbōsus“of or related to lead”
  2. Englishplumbous

From plumb- + -ous, from Latin plumbōsus (“of or related to lead”), from plumbum (“lead”) + -ōsus (“-ous: forming adjectives”).

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APA

plumbous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumbous

MLA

“plumbous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumbous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plumbous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumbous.

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