Neuter

supercilium

Meaning

  1. (declension-2, neuter, plural-normally) The eyebrow.
  2. (declension-2, neuter, plural-normally) The eyebrow.
  3. (declension-2, neuter) The nod, the will.
  4. (declension-2, neuter) Pride, haughtiness, arrogance, sternness, superciliousness.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[sʊ.pɛrˈkɪ.li.ũː]
Etymology

From super- (“above, over”) + cilium (“an eyelid”).

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