How Do You Spell MENSTRUOUS?

Pronunciation: [mˈɛnstɹuːəs] (IPA)

The word "menstruous" is spelled with the root word "menstruate" which means the regular, cyclical shedding of the uterus lining in reproductive-age women. The -ous suffix is added to make it an adjective. The correct phonetic transcription of "menstruous" is /ˈmɛnstruoʊs/. The initial sound of the word is "m" followed by the mid-central vowel sound "ɛ" and the nasal consonant sound "n." The word ends with the "s" sound, pronounced as the sibilant fricative sound /s/.

MENSTRUOUS Meaning and Definition

1. Menstrual, catamenial.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

2. Pert. to the monthly discharges of women.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for MENSTRUOUS

• menstrues
• nenstruous
• kenstruous
• jenstruous
• mwnstruous
• msnstruous
• mdnstruous
• mrnstruous
• m4nstruous
• m3nstruous
• mebstruous
• memstruous
• mejstruous
• mehstruous
• menatruous
• menztruous
• menxtruous
• mendtruous
• menetruous
• menwtruous

Etymology of MENSTRUOUS

The word "menstruous" derives from the Latin term "menstruus", which comes from "menses" meaning "months" or "menstruation" in Latin. "Menstruous" is an adjective form of this word, used to describe something related to menstruation.