Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slimeyness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slimey-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of sliminess.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It helps Digeſtion, warms cold Sromachs, carries off Flegm, purifies the Blood, purges out ſalt watery Humours, cleanſes the Bowels from cold ſlimeyneſs, eaſes pains in the Limbs, Head, Heart, and Stomach; […]"
"When it retreated, sinking sullenly back on itself as though exhausted by its effort, it left a layer of green-grey slimeyness on the cobblestones and glinting puddles in all the hollows."
"Swaying with nausea, his head spinning, ready to vomit at la viscosité, the slimeyness and stickiness of existence which sucks you in and traps you in holes, in voids, in quicksands, Roquentin is paralysed with terror."

Etymology

From slimey + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: slimey

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does slimeyness mean?: Alternative spelling of sliminess.
Where does slimeyness come from?: From slimey + -ness.

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