Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nounhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: noun-hood
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being a noun.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It made occasional forays into nounhood, in fixed expressions like without fail and no-fail."

Etymology

From noun + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: noun

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

proper nounhood

Questions

What does nounhood mean?: The quality of being a noun.
Where does nounhood come from?: From noun + -hood.

How to pronounce nounhood

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