Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

i-ness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
i--ness
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

I-hood.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From I + -ness. Compare earlier I-hood; later me-ness.

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Questions

What does i-ness mean?
I-hood.
Where does i-ness come from?
From I + -ness. Compare earlier I-hood; later me-ness.

How to pronounce i-ness

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