Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghastness

/ˈɡæs(t)nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ghast-ness
IPA: /ˈɡæs(t)nəs/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Amazement; terror; fright; fear.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Look you pale, mistress?―Do you perceive the ghastness of her eye?"

Etymology

From Middle English gastnes, gastnesse, from gast, past participle of gasten (“to terrify”), equivalent to ghast + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gastnes
Suffix: ghast

Usage

Inflected Forms

gastness (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ghastness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæs(t)nəs/.
What does ghastness mean?: Amazement; terror; fright; fear.
Where does ghastness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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