Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gallousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gal-lous-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Impishness; mischief.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Then she sang, with an exaggeration of her native gallousness, several sentimental ballads of the day."

Etymology

From gallous + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gallous

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does gallousness mean?: Impishness; mischief.
Where does gallousness come from?: From gallous + -ness.

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