gastness

gast·ness

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gast-nis]
- /ˈgæst nɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gast-nis]
- /ˈgæst nɪs/

Definitions of gastness word

noun gastness terror or fright. 1
noun gastness the state or quality of being gast; fearfulness or dread 0

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Origin of gastness

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English gastnes(se), equivalent to gast (past participle of gasten gast) + -nes -ness

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Parts of speech for Gastness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gastness

gastness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

gastness usage trend in Literature

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