Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swainish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swain-ish
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain according to any definition; but commonly conveying the sense of "ignorant", or "rustic".

Example Sentences

"[W]hen good and faire in one Perſon meet, argues both a groſſe and ſhallow Judgement, and withall an ungentle, and ſwainiſh breſt."
"Falconer's characters are few; but the calm sagacious commander, and the rough obstinate Rodmond, are well contrasted. Some part of the love-story of Palemon is rather swainish and protracted, yet the effect of his being involved in the calamity, leaves a deeper sympathy in the mind for the daughter of Albert, when we conceive her at once deprived both of a father and a lover."

Etymology

From swain + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: swain

Inflected Forms

more swainish (comparative) most swainish (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

swainishness

Questions

What does swainish mean?: Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain according to any definition; but commonly conveying the sense of "ignorant", or "rustic".
Where does swainish come from?: From swain + -ish.

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