Pronounced: CRY-nohs (alt: KRIN-ohs), adj
Notes: A great word to know
Yesterday’s word
The word marmorean means “resembling marble or a marble statue, for example, in smoothness, whiteness, hardness, coldness, or aloofness”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
Our word comes from the Latin word marmor (marble)
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