Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whatsoever

/ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English

Syllables: what-so-ev-er
IPA: /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

det

Formal; Literary

adv

In any way; at all; whatever.

pron

Archaic; Literary

Example Sentences

"The building may be used for whatsoever purpose the tenant desires."
"[…]In whatſoever ſhape he lurk,[…]"
"He gave me no answer whatsoever."
"In the old days, to my commonplace and unobserving mind, he gave no evidences of genius whatsoever. He never read me any of his manuscripts, […], and therefore my lack of detection of his promise may in some degree be pardoned."
"...my father's role as the ecclesiastical leader of our ward gave me no license whatsoever to expect obedience from my agemates?"
"Whatsoever you seek, you will find."

Etymology

From Middle English whatsoever. By surface analysis, what + so + -ever.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: whatsoever

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/
British English: /ˌwɒtsəʊˈɛvə(ɹ)/

Usage

Inflected Forms

what-so-ever (alternative, rare) whatsomever (alternative, archaic) whatsoe're (alternative, obsolete)

Synonyms

any whatever

Rhymes With

never ever however whatever forever whenever whoever wherever clever trevor whichever lever

Questions

How do you pronounce whatsoever?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌ(h)wʌtsoʊˈɛvɚ/.
What does whatsoever mean?: Whatever.
Where does whatsoever come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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