Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lairiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lairi-ness
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being lairy (“grumpy or touchy”).

British usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The old songs spool out, reaffirming once again everything that is great about the Streets. "Brace yourself, 'cause this goes deep," runs a line from Turn the Page, pointing up [Mike] Skinner's ability to grapple with existential dread as well as the cinematic, blow-by-blow accounts of everyday lairiness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English lairy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lairiness From lairy + -ness.

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does lairiness mean?: The property of being lairy (“grumpy or touchy”).
Where does lairiness come from?: Etymology tree English lairy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lairiness From lairy + -ness.

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