Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hostessy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hostessy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristic of a hostess; cheerful, helpful, etc.

Example Sentences

"Grace is animated, hostessy, a person not at all his daughter. She is wearing ruby-red lipstick and a mannish turtleneck[…]"
"“Lovely!” Diane threw in another brilliant hostessy smile."

Etymology

From hostess + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hostess

Inflected Forms

more hostessy (comparative) most hostessy (superlative)

Questions

What does hostessy mean?: Characteristic of a hostess; cheerful, helpful, etc.
Where does hostessy come from?: From hostess + -y.

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