Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dreadness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dread-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Quality of being dread.

Uncountable

Etymology

Either from Middle English drednesse or formed anew from dread + -ness; compare dreadedness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: drednesse
Suffix: dread

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does dreadness mean?: Quality of being dread.
Where does dreadness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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