Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heedful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: heed-ful
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Paying close attention; mindful.

Example Sentences

"Hamlet: […]It is a damned ghost that we have seen, And my imaginations are as foul As Vulcan's stithy. Give him heedful note; For I mine eyes will rivet to his face, And after we will both our judgments join In censure of his seeming."
"As in decapitating the whale, the operator's instrument is brought close to the spot where an entrance is subsequently forced into the spermaceti magazine; he has, therefore, to be uncommonly heedful, lest a careless, untimely stroke should invade the sanctuary and wastingly let out its invaluable contents."

Etymology

From heed + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: heed

Inflected Forms

more heedful (comparative) most heedful (superlative) heedfull (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

heedfully heedfulness unheedful

Synonyms

advertent attentive thoughtful paying attention careful

Antonyms

heedless

Questions

What does heedful mean?: Taking heed.
Where does heedful come from?: From heed + -ful.

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