Meaning

3 senses
  1. (especially)Sandy; characterised by sand.

    resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas

  2. Growing in sandy soil.

  3. Arenitic (relating to arenite)

Origin

Borrowed from Latin arēnāceus, from arēna (“sand”).

Borrowed from Latin arēnāceus, from arēna (“sand”).

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Forms

more arenaceous, most arenaceous
Comparativemore arenaceous Lesson
Superlativemost arenaceous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas:sandysandlike

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsabulous

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
arenaceous — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto