Skeletal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɛlᵻɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɛlɪtəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɛlɪtəl/

3 syllables Say it as /skˈɛlᵻɾəl/.

Examples

the skeletal system
skeletal bones
skeletal muscles

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bony cadaverous wasted emaciated pinched haggard gaunt

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton “the skeletal system”
adjective	very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold “emaciated bony hands”

Word Forms

skeleton	noun	the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal
boniness	noun	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
bonyness	noun	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)
gauntness	noun	extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Skelett-

von oder in Bezug auf ein Skelett oder daran befestigt

🇫🇷French

squelettique

de ou se rapportant à ou formant ou attaché à un squelette

🇪🇸Spanish

esquelético

Perteneciente o relacionado con, formando o adherido a un esqueleto.

🇮🇹Italian

scheletrico

di o relativo a o formante o attaccato a uno scheletro

🇳🇱Dutch

skelet-

van of betrekking hebbend op of vormend of vastgemaakt aan een skelet

🇵🇹Portuguese

esquelético

de ou relacionado a ou formando ou ligado a um esqueleto

🇷🇺Russian

скелетный

скелет, относящийся к нему, образующий или прикрепленный к нему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कंकाल

किसी कंकाल का या उससे संबंधित या बनाने वाला या उससे जुड़ा हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

কঙ্কাল

একটি কঙ্কালের সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা গঠন বা সংযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

எலும்புக்கூடு

ஒரு எலும்புக்கூட்டுடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது உருவாக்குவது அல்லது இணைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిపంజరం

అస్థిపంజరానికి సంబంధించినది లేదా ఏర్పడటం లేదా జోడించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

कंकाल

सांगाड्याचे किंवा त्याच्याशी संबंधित किंवा तयार करणे किंवा जोडलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાડપિંજર

હાડપિંજરનું અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત અથવા રચના અથવા જોડાયેલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ಥಿಪಂಜರ

ಅಸ್ಥಿಪಂಜರಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ರಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಲಗತ್ತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്ഥികൂടം

ഒരു അസ്ഥികൂടവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ രൂപപ്പെടുന്നതോ ഘടിപ്പിച്ചതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿੰਜਰ

ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਪਿੰਜਰ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنکال

کنکال کا یا اس سے متعلق یا تشکیل دینا یا اس سے منسلک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

骨骼的

属于骨架的、关于骨架的、形成骨架的或附着到骨架的

🇯🇵Japanese

骨格的な

骨格の、骨格に関する、骨格を形成する、または骨格に付着する

🇰🇷Korean

골격의

뼈대와 관련이 있거나 뼈대를 형성하거나 뼈대에 부착되어 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bộ xương

thuộc, liên quan đến, hình thành hoặc gắn liền với một bộ xương

🇹🇭Thai

โครงกระดูก

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับหรือขึ้นรูปหรือติดอยู่กับโครงกระดูก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kerangka

dari atau berkaitan dengan atau membentuk atau melekat pada kerangka

🇵🇭Filipino

kalansay

ng o nauugnay sa o bumubuo o nakakabit sa isang balangkas

🇲🇾Malay

rangka

daripada atau berkaitan dengan atau membentuk atau melekat pada rangka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الهيكل العظمي

من أو تتعلق أو تشكل أو تعلق على هيكل عظمي

🇮🇷Persian

اسکلتی

از یا مربوط به یا تشکیل یا متصل به یک اسکلت

🇹🇷Turkish

iskelet

bir iskelete ait veya onunla ilgili veya onu oluşturan veya ona bağlı

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁלדִי

של שלד או קשור אליו או נוצר או מחובר אליו

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The primary meaning of 'skeletal' is 'of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton'.

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Using 'skeletal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'skeletal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'skeletal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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