Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hearthside

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: hearth-side
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The area around the fireplace in the living-room of a family house.

adj

Used to identify something as normally being in the area of the fireplace.

adj

Pertaining to an activity normal to the household, usually associated with the living-room, whether or not it has a real fireplace.

Example Sentences

"“How much death must an old king have seen on the field of war, in the play of swords, without its grinning jaw coming over his own hearthside.”"
"Working women are stressing out their male partners by discussing business problems around the family hearthside."
"A hearthside rug."
"Every Wednesday we have a hearthside meeting of the family."
"This is a good hearthside book."

Etymology

Etymology tree English hearth Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English hearthside From hearth + -side.

Inflected Forms

hearthsides (plural)

Synonyms

fireside

Questions

What does hearthside mean?: The area around the fireplace in the living-room of a family house.
Where does hearthside come from?: Etymology tree English hearth Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English hearthside From hearth + -side.

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