Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

figginess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fig-gi-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of containing or resembling figs.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"My first reaction to the idea was that nothing could improve on solitary figginess or raspberriness, so why bother?"

Etymology

From figgy + -ness. By surface analysis, fig + -y + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: figgy

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does figginess mean?: The state of containing or resembling figs.
Where does figginess come from?: From figgy + -ness. By surface analysis, fig + -y + -ness.

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