Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clunkiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: clunk-i-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or property of being clunky.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Today around 90 percent of people use Zawgyi instead of Unicode. Incompatible without fiddly plug-ins, it only allows people to communicate in Burmese with other Zawgyi users, excluding the nation’s minority languages. Its clunkiness also means search functions do not work, crippling data storage systems."

Etymology

Etymology tree English clunky Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English clunkiness From clunky + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

awkwardness ungainliness

Questions

What does clunkiness mean?: The state or property of being clunky.
Where does clunkiness come from?: Etymology tree English clunky Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English clunkiness From clunky + -ness.

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