Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

personish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-son-ish
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like or characteristic of a person; somewhat personlike.

Example Sentences

"But a disciple of Spinoza will claim that a person is a mode of the one substance; Nature, as it were, is "personish here-about"."
"By adding some recognisable ghostly voice coming out of nowhere and commenting on the deeds, the scenario certainly gets more “personish” (and scary), but it nevertheless won't be a candidate for serious consideration, because we would still lack the means for establishing a reliable connection […]"

Etymology

From person + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: person

Inflected Forms

more personish (comparative) most personish (superlative)

Questions

What does personish mean?: Like or characteristic of a person; somewhat personlike.
Where does personish come from?: From person + -ish.

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