Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nighsome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nigh-some
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Favourable; gracious.

Example Sentences

"And embittered Winter, fury consumed By thoughts of Spring's nighsome 'proach, can compass."

Etymology

From nigh + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nigh

Inflected Forms

more nighsome (comparative) most nighsome (superlative)

Derived Forms

nighsomeness

Questions

What does nighsome mean?: Favourable; gracious.
Where does nighsome come from?: From nigh + -some.

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