Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fadesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fade-s-ome
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by fading; apt to fade

Example Sentences

"Through me, through me only, although ye scoff / And scowl at my doings, can ye throw off / Your fadesome mortality; [...]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English fade Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English fadesome From fade + -some.

Inflected Forms

more fadesome (comparative) most fadesome (superlative)

Questions

What does fadesome mean?: Characterised or marked by fading; apt to fade
Where does fadesome come from?: Etymology tree English fade Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English fadesome From fade + -some.

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