Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lurkiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lurk-i-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, quality, or condition of being lurky

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The natural solitariness and asperity of a spot, the immobility and lurkiness of the lake, the extreme denseness of the foliage, together with the almost cavernous gloom which such a concurrence of causes produced, were seen in awful contrast [...]"
"I've been trying to remember the instructor's full name ever since the tutoring session. I remembered his first name, Paul, but that's all that was coming to mind when he was hovering over me with his hot-ass breath and...I don't know...lurkiness?"

Etymology

From lurky + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: lurky

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does lurkiness mean?: The state, quality, or condition of being lurky
Where does lurkiness come from?: From lurky + -ness.

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