Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blushful

/ˈblʌʃfəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blush-ful
IPA: /ˈblʌʃfəl/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Full of blushes.

Example Sentences

"[F]rom his [Summer's] ardent look the turning Spring / Averts her blushful face; and earth, and ſkies, / All-ſmiling, to his hot dominion leaves."
"She was particularly pleased with the wine, which at not infrequent intervals she tasted. Beyond all doubt it promised to be of vintage quality. Clearly the long hot summer had put more than a little pep into the berries. Yes, she told herself as she tasted it again, this was the true, the blushful, the real McCoy."

Etymology

From blush (adjective) + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: blush

Inflected Forms

more blushful (comparative) most blushful (superlative)

Derived Forms

blushfully blushfulness

Synonyms

rosy blushing red-faced

Questions

How do you pronounce blushful?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblʌʃfəl/.
What does blushful mean?: Full of blushes.
Where does blushful come from?: From blush (adjective) + -ful.

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