tintinnabular

English

Etymology

From Latin tintinnabulum (“little bell”) + -ar (“forming adjectives”).

Adjective

tintinnabular (comparative more tintinnabular, superlative most tintinnabular)

1. (uncommon) Of or related to bells; of the nature of a bell.

   That tintinnabular peculiarity of the British nation, the semihourly bell.

2. (uncommon) Of or related to bell-ringing.

   He excurred to the tintinnabular summons alacritously.

Synonyms

• tintinnabulary

See also

• tintinnabulation
• tintinnabulum