Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holeyness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-ley-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being holey.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] the final rags soaked well, then washed by hand to scrub and scrub until the fabric died of holeyness."
"But no topologist, however accomplished, can separate a doughnut from its hole. So holeyness is a topological property."
"After my dishcloths attain holeyness, I give them a decent burial in my compost pile."

Etymology

From holey + -ness. Compare Middle English holynesse (“condition of having pores”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: holey

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does holeyness mean?: The quality of being holey.
Where does holeyness come from?: From holey + -ness. Compare Middle English holynesse (“condition of having pores”).

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