Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

governesslike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gov-ernesslike
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a governess.

Example Sentences

"Her mother was very proud of the first birthday poem of her little daughter and wrote under the manuscript in her fine, firm governesslike hand […]"

Etymology

From governess + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: governess

Inflected Forms

more governesslike (comparative) most governesslike (superlative)

Questions

What does governesslike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a governess.
Where does governesslike come from?: From governess + -like.

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