Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

day-blindness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
day-blind-ness
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being day-blind.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English day-blind 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 day-blindness From day-blind + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does day-blindness mean?
The state or quality of being day-blind.
Where does day-blindness come from?
Etymology tree English day-blind 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 day-blindness From day-blind + -ness.

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