adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɑːd͡ʒɪlˈeɪʃəs/
General-American:/ɑɹd͡ʒɪlˈeɪʃəs/
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rhymes with -eɪʃəs
1
adj
Meaning 1
Pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay; clayey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
resembling or containing clay
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
argillaceous rocks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clayey
Antonyms: arenaceous
History
Etymology
From Latin argillaceus, from argilla (“clay”), from Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos, “white clay, potter's earth”), from ἀργός (argós, “white”).
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
глинест
(glinest)
— pertaining to clay
Bulgarian:
съдържащ глина
— pertaining to clay
French:
argilacé
— pertaining to clay
French:
argileux
— pertaining to clay
German:
tonartig
— pertaining to clay
German:
tonhaltig
— pertaining to clay
Italian:
argilloso
— pertaining to clay
Latin:
argillaceus
— pertaining to clay
Polish:
gliniasty
— pertaining to clay
Portuguese:
argiloso
— pertaining to clay
Portuguese:
argiláceo
— pertaining to clay
Russian:
гли́нистый
(glínistyj)
— pertaining to clay