Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pappiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pap-pi-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Quality of being pappy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A filthy ring of scum dwelt around the inside of the washbasin and the soap took on a repulsive pappiness having lain steeped in a cracked soap dish half full of murky water for days."

Etymology

From pappy + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pappy

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pappiness mean?: Quality of being pappy.
Where does pappiness come from?: From pappy + -ness.

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