| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Cobweblike; extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb; as, the araneous membrane of the eye.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb araneously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (araneously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective araneous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ARANEOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Araneous \A*ra"ne*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression araneosus, from aranea spider, spider's web.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ARANEOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Resembling a cobweb. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
