Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ivoriness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ivori-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Quality of being ivory in colour.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"What interested men in Felicia was the warm ivoriness of her, faintly flushed with rose; the gray, greeny-blue eyes mysterious as opals; the small proud head shaped as were Greek heads of old[…]"

Etymology

From ivory + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ivory

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does ivoriness mean?: Quality of being ivory in colour.
Where does ivoriness come from?: From ivory + -ness.

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