tonsile

T1O1N1S1I1L1E1

adjective

Capable of being clipped.

OriginLatin tonsilis →
Scrabble 7
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivetonsile (comparative more tonsile, superlative most tonsile)

comparative more tonsile · superlative most tonsile

  1. Capable of being clipped.

Origin

  1. Latintonsilis
  2. Englishtonsile

From Latin tonsilis, from tondere, tonsum (“to shear, clip”). See tonsure.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tonsile

consultonsilproconsulsponsalvice-consul
All rhymes →

Anagrams

LeistonIsletonentisol
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: tonsile on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.