Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hostessing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: hostess-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The work of a hostess.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of hostess

Example Sentences

"“Has the art of hostessing gone so far down the tubes that no one knows how to throw a party anymore without all these books?”"

Etymology

From hostess + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hostess

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hostessing mean?: The work of a hostess.
Where does hostessing come from?: From hostess + -ing.

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