deciduous C2+ Topic:Time US /dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/ UK /dɪˈsɪdjuəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of trees, shedding leaves yearly; not permanent Oaks and maples are deciduous, bare each winter. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of trees, shedding leaves... leaf-sheddingtemporaryimpermanentephemeral ↔ Opposites evergreenperennialpermanentpersistent Word family Forms deciduary Derived forms deciduouslydeciduousness Related forms decadencecadence Etymology AI details From Latin dēciduus ('falling down, falling off'), from dēcidere ('to fall down'), from de- ('down') plus cadere ('to fall'), plus the suffix -ous. dēciduus Latin cadere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # deciduous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈsɪdjuəs/ ## Meanings 1. of trees, shedding leaves yearly; not permanent ## Examples - Oaks and maples are deciduous, bare each winter. ## Synonyms - leaf-shedding - temporary - impermanent - ephemeral ## Antonyms - evergreen - perennial - permanent - persistent ## Derived Forms - deciduously - deciduousness ## Related Forms - decadence - cadence ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dēciduus - Root: cadere ## Etymology From Latin dēciduus ('falling down, falling off'), from dēcidere ('to fall down'), from de- ('down') plus cadere ('to fall'), plus the suffix -ous. ## AI Etymology Deciduous is from Latin dēciduus ('falling down, falling off'), from dēcidere ('to fall down'), from de- ('down') plus cadere ('to fall'), plus the suffix -ous. Important recorded forms include dēciduus (Latin) and cadere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers of trees, shedding leaves yearly; not permanent. The wider family includes derived forms such as deciduously and deciduousness and related words such as decadence and cadence. ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown