Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curmudgeonhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cur-mud-geon-hood
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The status of being a curmudgeon

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"True, he's a little young for full curmudgeonhood, but he's been working tirelessly at it for years, and he takes a gadfly's delight in pointing out that this or that emperor has no clothes."

Etymology

From curmudgeon + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: curmudgeon

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does curmudgeonhood mean?: The status of being a curmudgeon
Where does curmudgeonhood come from?: From curmudgeon + -hood.

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