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- [pa-stohs]
- /pæˈstoʊs/
- /pastˈɒsɪti/
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- [pa-stohs]
- /pæˈstoʊs/
Definition of pastosity word
- adjective pastosity having a heavy impasto. 1
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Origin of pastosity
First appearance:
before 1775 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1775-85, pastose is from the Italian word pastoso doughy. See paste, -ose1
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Parts of speech for Pastosity
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pastosity popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pastosity usage trend in Literature
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