Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borderlineness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bor-der-line-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being borderline.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We turn next to the puzzle of borderlineness: If Harry is intermediate between clear cases and clear noncases of baldness, “Is Harry bald?” seems to have no good, direct, answer."

Etymology

From borderline + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: borderline

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

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

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