deciduous
adjectiveHow many syllables in deciduous?
There are 4 syllables in the word deciduous.How to pronounce deciduous:
Definition of deciduous:
- deciduous (adjective):
- (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season.
- falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
Synonyms for deciduous:
brief
broad-leaved
broadleaf
ephemeral
evanescent
flash
fleeting
fugacious
fugitive
impermanent
little
momentary
passing
short
short-lived
temporary
transient
transitory
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- unprivileged
- unfaithfulness
- analgesic
- debateable
- leviathan
- jovially
- ceremony
- Pinocchio
- amendable
- unparalleled
- impregnable
- pernicious
- diversify
- capacity
- lavatory
- homogeny
- demarcations
- fathomable
- conglomerate
- astonishing
- meaningfully
- explicitly
- trisyllabic
- overstatement
- serviceable
- orderliness
- salacious
- unflattering
- rumination
- acuity
- constituted
- immensity
- suavity
- unwillingness
- uninspiring
- preferably
- enjoyable
- endearingly
- accredited
- hesitated
- detestable
- forgettable
- undetected
- similarly
- triumphantly
- adorably
- deceptively
- unsurprising
- gravitating
- efficiently
- … more
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