Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gustfulness

/ˈɡʌstfəlnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gust-ful-ness
IPA: /ˈɡʌstfəlnəs/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Appealing taste; tastiness.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Then his food doth taste savourily, then his divertisements and recreations have a lively gustfulness."
"It was not any gustfulness in those herbs which they eat, which caused them to gather them, or the force of long-established habit, but the extremity of want."

Etymology

From gustful + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gustful

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce gustfulness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌstfəlnəs/.
What does gustfulness mean?: Appealing taste; tastiness.
Where does gustfulness come from?: From gustful + -ness.

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