Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

birdlikeness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bird-like-ness
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being birdlike.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The irreducible birdlikeness of the eagle in The House of Fame had a similar function, in preventing us from being able to take him too seriously as a figure of authority."

Etymology

From birdlike + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: birdlike

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does birdlikeness mean?: The quality of being birdlike.
Where does birdlikeness come from?: From birdlike + -ness.

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