Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perviness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-vi-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sexual perversion.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Then it dawned on me: no matter how hard I tried, I could not find even the faintest hint of perviness."

Etymology

From pervy + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pervy

Usage

Questions

What does perviness mean?: Sexual perversion.
Where does perviness come from?: From pervy + -ness.

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