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Synonyms for cernuous

  • adjective

Most common

nodding drooping pendulous

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Adjective

1. Nodding — inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping

nodding, drooping, pendulous

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping.

    cernuous bud/flower/fruit/theca

Example sentences

  • nodding You were nodding off at times during my lecture.
  • drooping The heads of the flowers in the garden were drooping.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
cernuousfalling
noddingrising
droopingrising
pendulousfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
nodding2
8 letters
drooping2
9 letters
pendulous3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nodding2 = 2 syllables).