Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hale-some
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

wholesome, healthy

Etymology

Either borrowed from Scots halesome (from Middle Scots halsum, thence Northern Middle English halesum), or formed anew from hale + -some.

Word Breakdown

Root: halsum, halesum
Suffix: hale

Inflected Forms

halesomer (comparative) halesomest (superlative)

Questions

What does halesome mean?: wholesome, healthy
Where does halesome come from?: Either borrowed from Scots halesome (from Middle Scots halsum, thence Northern Middle English halesum), or formed anew from hale + -some.

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