A list of 35 words by valse.
- moistenwas added by valse and appears on 7 lists
- sickenwas added by valse and appears on 7 lists
- sweetenwas added by valse and appears on 10 lists
- strengthenwas added by valse and appears on 21 lists
- weakenwas added by valse and appears on 6 lists
- loosenwas added by valse and appears on 9 lists
- stiffenwas added by valse and appears on 6 lists
- softenwas added by valse and appears on 19 lists
- hardenwas added by valse and appears on 9 lists
- fastenwas added by valse and appears on 23 lists
- darkenwas added by valse and appears on 12 lists
- saddenwas added by valse and appears on 9 lists
- maddenwas added by valse and appears on 8 lists
- foreshortenwas added by valse and appears on 10 lists
- emboldenwas added by valse and appears on 29 lists
- enlightenwas added by valse and appears on 46 lists
- awakenwas added by valse and appears on 15 lists
- enlivenwas added by valse and appears on 20 lists
- tightenwas added by valse and appears on 8 lists
- dampenwas added by valse and appears on 19 lists
- whitenwas added by valse and appears on 6 lists
- reddenwas added by valse and appears on 9 lists
- straightenwas added by valse and appears on 9 lists
- fattenwas added by valse and appears on 7 lists
- heightenwas added by valse and appears on 14 lists
- shortenwas added by valse and appears on 9 lists
- livenwas added by valse and appears on 6 lists
- brightenwas added by valse and appears on 17 lists
- lightenwas added by valse and appears on 13 lists
- frightenwas added by valse and appears on 20 lists
- blackenwas added by valse and appears on 9 lists
- smartenwas added by valse and appears on 7 lists
- flattenwas added by valse and appears on 16 lists
- gladdenwas added by valse and appears on 7 lists
- heartenwas added by valse and appears on 17 lists
valse commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
Are there no polysyllabic words that can fit in this -en form? Mayhap I found me a linguistical rule :D
March 19, 2009
wytukaze commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
enliven, awaken, quieten? That's all I can think of, though—certainly nothing with 3 syllables or more.
March 19, 2009
milosrdenstvi commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
you can add prefixes to some of the ones you have...enhearten, foreshorten, enlighten...as well as embolden...I think the en- em- prefix will do well by you.
March 19, 2009
wytukaze commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
Ah, enhearten I wouldn't've accepted as a word, but the other three (especially foreshorten) are obvious in relative terms, yeah.
March 19, 2009
valse commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
Good points...I'm not sure I want to accept all the prefixed words, but then again, the words enlighten and embolden are certainly well-established and distinctive words. Then enliven and awaken, definitely. Thanks to you both!
March 19, 2009
valse commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
Also, interesting to note the color-related words...blacken, redden and whiten. Neither yellowen nor mauven nor purplen are in use yet.
March 19, 2009
sionnach commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
I find this list at the same time maddening and saddening, as I look out on the darkening sky.
March 19, 2009
sionnach commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
fasten, harden, soften, stiffen, loosen, weaken, strengthen, sweeten, sicken,
March 19, 2009
mollusque commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
Bedridden, beholden, browbeaten, crestfallen, downtrodden, forbidden, ghostwritten, godforsaken, heartbroken, interwoven, misbegotten, outspoken . . .
March 19, 2009
bilby commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
Why is left to me to suggest turducken?
March 19, 2009
sionnach commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
Hmm. But aren't those participles rather than infinitive forms, mollusquebaugh? Try putting a 'to' in front of them and see where it gets you.
on edit: bigEARS! B-have!
March 19, 2009
wytukaze commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
Yeah, wrong -en morpheme.
March 19, 2009
valse commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
I should've just made this list an open one :p ...er, except I wouldn't want all those pesky participles, as sionnach aptly pointed out.
March 19, 2009
mollusque commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
Oops, I saw adjectiven in the list title and didn't read the fine print.
March 19, 2009
ruzuzu commented on the list to-nounen-and-adjectiven
What a fun list!
April 15, 2013