Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dogness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dog-ness
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being a dog.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The signifier dog does not signify "dogness" by virtue of some connection with the signified of dogness, but by its differential relation with other signifiers, like cat, cow, house, and so on."

Etymology

From dog + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dog

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

doghood dogitude

Questions

What does dogness mean?: The state or quality of being a dog.
Where does dogness come from?: From dog + -ness.

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