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alimentiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
al-i-men-tive-ness
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being alimentive.

Uncountable

noun

The instinct or faculty of appetite for food.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

1828, George Combe, from a German [Term?] term coined by Johann Spurzheim.

Origin

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

bibativeness

Questions

What does alimentiveness mean?
The state or quality of being alimentive.
Where does alimentiveness come from?
It is traced to German.

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