Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squabness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: squab-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being like a squab

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One is a gifted maiden poetess (I am certain she is a gifted maiden poetess), whose squabness of contour, sharpness and redness of nose, and general forty-fiveness of aspect, a little mars the romantic effect of the oleanders which she loves to stick in her hair."
"1891, "Critical Notices", The Calcutta Review, volume 183, Thomas S. Smith, page v Squabness appear to be the special characteristic of early Hindu architecture; and it had affinities for the grotesque."
"I suspect it was the oddity of the shape, the extreme squabness of the volume, that first took my fancy, and then I open the pages--and I have never really closed them."

Etymology

From squab + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: squab

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does squabness mean?: The quality of being like a squab
Where does squabness come from?: From squab + -ness.

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