Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

senseful

/ˈsɛnsfʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sense-ful
IPA: /ˈsɛnsfʊl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of sense; meaningful; significant.

Archaic

adj

Full of (common) sense; sensible; intelligent.

Archaic

adj

Capable of precise physical sensation.

Example Sentences

"The Ladie, hearkening to his sensefull speach, / Found nothing that he said unmeet nor geason […]."
"'I cannot make head or tail of it,' confessed Miss Barrowford, as the senseful fingers crossed and recrossed the scrawl, now following a vague spidery line, now drawn where no visible mark appeared to lead. 'Is there any meaning, do you think?'"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English senseful From sense + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sense

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsɛnsfʊl/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more senseful (comparative) most senseful (superlative)

Antonyms

senseless

Questions

How do you pronounce senseful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛnsfʊl/.
What does senseful mean?: Full of sense; meaningful; significant.
Where does senseful come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *-fullaz Old English -ful Middle English -ful English -ful English senseful From sense + -ful.

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