Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shapedness

/ˈʃeɪptnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shaped-ness
IPA: /ˈʃeɪptnəs/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being shaped in the specified manner.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1812, July 19th: A. D. M. H. F. S. A., A Description of More Than Three Hundred Animals, Including Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Serpents, and Insects, “A Description of Beasts”, Book I: “Of Quadrupeds, or Four-Footed Beasts”, page 60, “The Elephant” The Elephant…[i]s reckoned the most intellectual animal in the creation after man. […] Nature, always impartial in the distribution of her gifts, has given this bulky quadruped a quick instinct nearly approaching to reason, in compensation for the uncouthness and ill-shapedness of his body."

Etymology

First attested in 1812: shaped + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shaped

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈʃeɪptnəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

U-shapedness

Questions

How do you pronounce shapedness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃeɪptnəs/.
What does shapedness mean?: The quality of being shaped in the specified manner.
Where does shapedness come from?: First attested in 1812: shaped + -ness.

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