Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

praiseful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: praise-ful
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

full of praise for others

Example Sentences

"Whether you embrace or reject on his behalf the label “science-fiction writer” will indicate whether you regard it as praiseful or damning, but no one reading Ballard could doubt the tidal gravity of his intellect or the stark visionary consistency of the motifs that earned him that rarest of literary awards, an adjective: Ballardian."

Etymology

From praise + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: praise

Inflected Forms

more praiseful (comparative) most praiseful (superlative)

Derived Forms

praisefully praisefulness unpraiseful

Synonyms

laudatory praising

Questions

What does praiseful mean?: praiseworthy
Where does praiseful come from?: From praise + -ful.

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