zonarious, adj.

zonarious
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First published 1986; not fully revised

# zonariousadjective

## Earlier version

- zonarious, a. in OED Second Edition (1989)

## Factsheet

### What does the adjective zonarious mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective zonarious. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### How is the adjective zonarious pronounced?

#### British English

/zə(ʊ)ˈnɛːriəs/
zoh-NAIR-ee-uhss

#### U.S. English

/zoʊˈnɛriəs/
zoh-NAIR-ee-uhss

### Where does the adjective zonarious come from?

Earliest known use

mid 1600s

The earliest known use of the adjective zonarious is in the mid 1600s.

OED's only evidence for zonarious is from 1656, in the writing of Thomas Blount, antiquary and lexicographer.

zonarious is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.

Etymons: Latin zōna, ‑arious suffix.

### Nearby entries

1. zomotherapy, n. 1900–
2. zona, n. 1706–
3. zona ignea, n. 1818–
4. zonal, adj. 1867–
5. zonality, n. 1909–
6. zonally, adv. 1873–
7. zonal marking, n. 1958–
8. zona pellucida, n. 1841–
9. zona radiata, n. 1881–
10. zona reticularis, n. 1874–
11. zonarious, adj.1656–
12. zonary, adj. 1881–
13. zonate, adj. 1866–
14. zonated, adj. 1803–
15. zonation, n. 1898–
16. zone, n. a1500–
17. zone, v. 1792–
18. zone centre | zone center, n. 1934–
19. zoned, adj. 1662–
20. zone defence | zone defense, n. 1927–
21. zone electrophoresis, n. 1952–

## Etymology

### Summary

A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element.
Etymons: Latin zōna, ‑arious suffix.
< Latin zōna zone n. + ‑arious suffix.

## Meaning & use

rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

1. 1656–
   1. 1656

      > Zonarious..of or belonging to a Girdle, Purse, or Zone.

      T. Blount, Glossographia

## Pronunciation

### British English

/zə(ʊ)ˈnɛːriəs/
zoh-NAIR-ee-uhss

### U.S. English

/zoʊˈnɛriəs/
zoh-NAIR-ee-uhss

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

zonarious, adj. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

zonarious, adj. was last modified in June 2025.