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wakesome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wake-some
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked by wakefulness or alertness; vigilant.

Etymology

From wake + -some. Compare West Frisian waaks (“watchful”), Dutch waaks, waakzaam (“watchful”), German wachsam (“watchful”), Swedish vaksam (“watchful”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more wakesome (comparative) most wakesome (superlative)

Questions

What does wakesome mean?
Marked by wakefulness or alertness; vigilant.
Where does wakesome come from?
From wake + -some. Compare West Frisian waaks (“watchful”), Dutch waaks, waakzaam (“watchful”), German wachsam (“watchful”), Swedish vaksam (“watchful”).

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