Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behooveful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-hoove-ful
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Needful; useful; fit; profitable; advantageous.

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English behoveful, equivalent to behoove + -ful.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: behoveful
Suffix: behoove

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more behooveful (comparative) most behooveful (superlative) behoofful (alternative) behoveful (alternative)

Derived Forms

behoovefully behoovefulness

Synonyms

noteful

Questions

What does behooveful mean?: Needful; useful; fit; profitable; advantageous.
Where does behooveful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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