Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stonish

/ˈstoʊnɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ston-ish
IPA: /ˈstoʊnɪʃ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characteristically like stone; stony.

verb

Alternative form of astonish.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"One day as I vnvvarily did gaze / on thoſe fayre eyes my loues immortall light: / the vvhiles my ſtoniſht hart ſtood in amaze, / through ſvveet illuſion of her lookes delight."

Etymology

From Middle English stonish, equivalent to stone + -ish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: stonish
Suffix: stone

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstoʊnɪʃ/
British English: /ˈstəʊnɪʃ/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more stonish (comparative) most stonish (superlative) stonishes (present, singular) stonishing (participle, present) stonished (participle, past) stonished (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce stonish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstoʊnɪʃ/.
What does stonish mean?: Characteristically like stone; stony.
Where does stonish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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