Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-u-ness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: non-u--ness
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being non-U.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He's amiable and relaxed all right; but they couldn't have picked anybody, except Will Rogers who is dead, who more calmly embodies American Classlessness, and a triumphant and assured Californian Non-U-ness."

Etymology

From non-U + -ness.

Usage

Antonyms

U-ness

Questions

What does non-u-ness mean?: The state or quality of being non-U.
Where does non-u-ness come from?: From non-U + -ness.

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