Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moansome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: moan-some
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by moaning

Example Sentences

"What? Go and do some work for heaven's sake. Stop moping. I swear Ross, I have never met anyone in my life more impossibly moansome."
"Lonesome, moansome. I'm a rat."

Etymology

From moan + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: moan

Inflected Forms

more moansome (comparative) most moansome (superlative)

Questions

What does moansome mean?: Characterised or marked by moaning
Where does moansome come from?: From moan + -some.

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