Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prattlesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prat-tle-some
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by prattling.

Example Sentences

"Unusually, Sibelius himself turned prattlesome, offering first one explanation and then another for Night Ride and Sunrise."

Etymology

Etymology tree English prattle 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 prattlesome From prattle + -some.

Inflected Forms

more prattlesome (comparative) most prattlesome (superlative)

Questions

What does prattlesome mean?: Characterised or marked by prattling.
Where does prattlesome come from?: Etymology tree English prattle 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 prattlesome From prattle + -some.

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