Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

figuresome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fig-ure-some
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Possessing an attractive figure or shape.

Example Sentences

"She hid her underclothes but she couldn't hide the curves of her body. Jane assessed her and nodded approvingly. “Very figuresome.”"
"When she opened the door, I saw the most figuresome woman in the world, as Donna had on a long Michael Jordan Nike tee shirt. . .and that's all."

Etymology

Etymology tree English figure Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English figuresome From figure + -some.

Inflected Forms

more figuresome (comparative) most figuresome (superlative)

Synonyms

shapely

Questions

What does figuresome mean?: Possessing an attractive figure or shape.
Where does figuresome come from?: Etymology tree English figure Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English figuresome From figure + -some.

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