2006-07-03 08:19:12 · 11 answers · asked by Inu 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The shortest word with the five vowels in alphabetical order is AERIOUS (7 letters), meaning "airy." The OED2 shows one use of this word with this spelling in 1657. Other words with the five vowels occurring once each and in alphabetical order are: ABSTEINOUS, ABSTEMIOUS, ABSTENIOUS, ABSTENTIOUS, ACERIFLORUM, ACERIFLORUS, ACHEILOUS, ACHEIROUS, ACLEISTOUS, ADECTICOUS which is not in the OED2 but which web pages show is an adjective which describes a pupa with non-functional mandibles, ADVENTIOUS, AFFECTIOUS, ALEIKOUM, ALPESTRIOUS, ANEMIOUS, ANNELIDOUS, ARSENIOUS, ARTERIOSUM, ARTERIOSUS, ARTERIOUS, AVENIOUS, BACTERIOUS, CAESIOUS, CAMELIOUS, CARNELIOUS, FACETIOUS, FRACEDINOUS, GAREISOUN, GRAVEDINOUS, MAJESTIOUS, MATERIOUS, PARECIOUS, PLACENTIOUS, TRAGEDIOUS [
2006-07-03 08:24:10 · answer #1 · answered by John W 1 · 4⤊ 2⤋
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What word contains all five vowels in alphabetical order?
2015-08-07 08:58:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aeiou
2006-07-03 08:22:54 · answer #3 · answered by yellowcab208 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FACETIOUSLY
Not only has the vowels in order, but has a Y.
"AEIOU and sometimes Y"
2006-07-03 12:45:50 · answer #4 · answered by teddibear57 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, John W. kinda took the fun out of this, but the only word like this that I use commonly is "facetious."
2006-07-03 08:58:38 · answer #5 · answered by PI Joe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found three, though I'm sure there are many more!
"acheilous" -a botanical term meaning "lipless"
"arsenious"- which means relating to, or containing arsenic.
"caesious"- a word describing a kind of blue.
2006-07-03 08:27:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aerious (means airy)
2006-07-03 08:24:55 · answer #7 · answered by PiccChick12 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aeiou
2006-07-03 08:23:44 · answer #8 · answered by $ Richgirl $ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
facetious
2016-03-28 20:09:31 · answer #9 · answered by TAMIL SELVAN 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
abstemiously
2006-07-03 09:06:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋