Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

danciness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: danci-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being dancy, suitable to or filled with dance.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These and other writers also consciously strive for jazz's full-bodied swingingness, its danciness, its range of allusion, its trickbag of quicksilver improvisational impulses."
"The sheer danciness of most Balanchine ballets gives audiences a basically exhilarating time."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dancy 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 danciness From dancy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

dancily danceability

Questions

What does danciness mean?: The quality of being dancy, suitable to or filled with dance.
Where does danciness come from?: Etymology tree English dancy 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 danciness From dancy + -ness.

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