Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

favoursome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: favour-some
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised or marked by favour or favouritism; acceptable, satisfactory.

Example Sentences

"The second hill was easy of access but looked down on one small town only, and that none too favorsome in its appearance."
"Goddess of Haiti, favorsome, Preserve in flowering loveliness Your treasures' sweet delirium."

Etymology

Etymology tree English favour Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English favoursome From favour + -some.

Inflected Forms

more favoursome (comparative) most favoursome (superlative) favorsome (alternative)

Synonyms

favourable

Questions

What does favoursome mean?: Characterised or marked by favour or favouritism; acceptable, satisfactory.
Where does favoursome come from?: Etymology tree English favour Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English favoursome From favour + -some.

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