Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earthish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
earth-ish
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Made of or pertaining to earth; earthly, earthy.

Archaic

adj

Relating to or originating from the Earth.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From earth + -ish. Compare Dutch aards (“earthish”), German irdisch (“earthish”), Danish jordisk (“earthish”), Swedish jordisk (“earthish”), Icelandic jarðeskur, jarðneskur (“earthish”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more earthish (comparative) most earthish (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does earthish mean?
Made of or pertaining to earth; earthly, earthy.
Where does earthish come from?
From earth + -ish. Compare Dutch aards (“earthish”), German irdisch (“earthish”), Danish jordisk (“earthish”), Swedish jordisk (“earthish”), Icelandic jarðeskur, jarðneskur (“earthish”).

How to pronounce earthish

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