Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seemlihood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: seem-li-hood
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, condition, or quality of being seemly; seemliness.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And flowers have made confessions unto me At which I marvel; for they rail at thee And call thee heartless in thy seemlihood, Though queen-elect of all the flowers that be."
"Proclaimed himself her loyal knight, and swore Glynne to coerce to decent seemlihood, Begged her to cease her tears, lest ravaged cheek And sunken eyes unfitted her for all Engagements of the evening, [...]"

Etymology

From Middle English semlyhode, variant of semlyhede (modern English seemlihead); equivalent to seemly + -hood.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: semlyhode
Suffix: seemly

Usage

Inflected Forms

seemlyhood (alternative)

Synonyms

honor propriety uprightness angelicality angelicalness angelicity angelicness decency godliness honesty integrity probity

Questions

What does seemlihood mean?: The state, condition, or quality of being seemly; seemliness.
Where does seemlihood come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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