Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

welcoming

/wˈɛlkəmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
wel-com-ing
IPA
/wˈɛlkəmɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

hospitable, accessible and cordial.

verb

present participle and gerund of welcome

noun

An act of giving welcome.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wiljaną Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt Proto-Germanic *kwemaną Proto-Germanic *wiljakwemô Old English wilcuma Middle English welcome English welcome English -ing English welcoming From welcome + -ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more welcoming (comparative) most welcoming (superlative) welcomings (plural)

Derived Forms

welcomingly welcomingness

Antonyms

bleak

Questions

How do you pronounce welcoming?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɛlkəmɪŋ/.
What does welcoming mean?
hospitable, accessible and cordial.
Where does welcoming come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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