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Is ovine a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word ovine is a Scrabble US word. The word ovine is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is ovine a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word ovine is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

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5-letter words (2 found)

ENVOI,OVINE,

4-letter words (6 found)

NEVI,ONIE,OVEN,VEIN,VINE,VINO,

3-letter words (8 found)

EON,EVO,ION,NIE,ONE,VIE,VIN,VOE,

2-letter words (8 found)

EN,IN,IO,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 25 words from ovine according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of ovine

ovine voine oivne iovne vione ivone ovnie vonie onvie novie vnoie nvoie oinve ionve onive noive inove niove vinoe ivnoe vnioe nvioe invoe nivoe ovien voien oiven ioven vioen ivoen ovein voein oevin eovin veoin evoin oievn ioevn oeivn eoivn ieovn eiovn vieon iveon veion evion ievon eivon ovnei vonei onvei novei vnoei nvoei oveni voeni oevni eovni veoni evoni onevi noevi oenvi eonvi neovi enovi vneoi nveoi venoi evnoi nevoi envoi oinev ionev oniev noiev inoev nioev oienv ioenv oeinv eoinv ieonv eionv oneiv noeiv oeniv eoniv neoiv enoiv ineov nieov ienov einov neiov eniov vineo ivneo vnieo nvieo inveo niveo vieno iveno veino evino ievno eivno vneio nveio venio evnio nevio envio inevo nievo ienvo einvo neivo enivo

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Definitions and meaning of ovine

ovine

Etymology

The adjective is borrowed from Late Latin ovīnus (“ovine”) + English -ine (suffix with the sense ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives). Ovīnus is derived from Latin ovis (“sheep”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis (“sheep”), possibly from *h₂ew- (“to clothe oneself, dress; to be dressed”) in the sense of something that provides woollen clothing) + -īnus (suffix with the sense ‘of or relating to’ forming adjectives).

The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊvaɪn/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊˌvaɪn/
  • Rhymes: -əʊvaɪn, -oʊvaɪn

Adjective

ovine (comparative more ovine, superlative most ovine)

  1. (comparable) Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, (not comparable) of an animal: from the genus Ovis.
    Synonyms: sheepish, sheeplike, sheepy
    Antonym: nonovine
  2. (comparable, figuratively) Resembling a sheep in character; acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly.
    Synonym: sheeplike

Hypernyms

  • caprid
  • caprine (in its caprid sense)

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Related terms

  • oviform (archaic, rare)
  • Ovinae
  • ovination
  • Ovis

Translations

See also

  • sheeple

Noun

ovine (plural ovines)

  1. An animal from the genus Ovis; a sheep.
  2. (figuratively) A person regarded as resembling a sheep in character; one who is acquiescent, easily influenced, passive, or willing to follow a leader blindly; a sheep.

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References

Further reading

  • sheep on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • envoi

French

Adjective

ovine

  1. feminine singular of ovin

Anagrams

  • envoi

Italian

Adjective

ovine f pl

  1. feminine plural of ovino

Anagrams

  • Nevio, Nievo, nievo, niveo

Latin

Adjective

ovīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of ovīnus

Source: wiktionary.org