Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earnestful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: earnest-ful
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

serious; earnest

Obsolete

Etymology

From Middle English ernestful. By surface analysis, earnest + -ful.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ernestful

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more earnestful (comparative) most earnestful (superlative)

Questions

What does earnestful mean?: serious; earnest
Where does earnestful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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