Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burningness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: burn-ing-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of burning or seeming to burn.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Finally the sheer unfulfilled burningness of sexual desire seems heightened and beautiful in the regal past, but completely passive, beaten down and 'supine' in the low-life present."

Etymology

From burning + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: burning

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does burningness mean?: The property of burning or seeming to burn.
Where does burningness come from?: From burning + -ness.

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