Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

truesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: true-some
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked by truth; truthful; honest; genuine

Example Sentences

"Then lightly turned him Walter the page, / By the stirrup as he ran: / 'Now pledge you me the truesome word / Of a king and gentleman, …"
"Sonmi helped sick uns, fixed busted luck, an' when a truesome'n'civ'lized Valleysman died she'd take his soul an' lead it back into a womb somewhere in the Valleys."
"Phases down, my terrible chores to gather / a bit more,., a truesome tie, tithered / the cry to hear my followed skies. [...]"

Etymology

From true + -some.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: true

Inflected Forms

more truesome (comparative) most truesome (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

truthsome

Questions

What does truesome mean?: Marked by truth; truthful; honest; genuine
Where does truesome come from?: From true + -some.

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