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sheenest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sheen-est
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

superlative form of sheen: most sheen

adv

superlative form of sheen: most sheen

Etymology

From Middle English shenest, from Old English sċēnost, sċȳnost, sċēonost, sċīenost, from Proto-Germanic *skaunistaz, superlative of Proto-Germanic *skauniz (“shiny; beautiful”), equivalent to sheen + -est (superlative suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: shenest, sċēnost, *skaunistaz, *skauniz

Questions

What does sheenest mean?
superlative form of sheen: most sheen
Where does sheenest come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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