Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

livish

/ˈlaɪvɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: livish
IPA: /ˈlaɪvɪʃ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat live or alive; lively.

Etymology

From Middle English livish, lifish, lifisch, equivalent to life + -ish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: livish
Suffix: life

Inflected Forms

more livish (comparative) most livish (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce livish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪvɪʃ/.
What does livish mean?: Somewhat live or alive; lively.
Where does livish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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