Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

touch-me-not-ishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: touch-me-not-ish-ness
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being touch-me-not-ish.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The young ladies were pretty, their manners winning, their dispositions unexceptionable; but there was a dignity in the air, a touch-me-not-ish-ness in the walk, a majesty in the eye of the spinster aunt, to which, at their time of life they could lay no claim, which distinguished her from any female on whom Mr. Tupman had ever gazed."
"The consequence of this training persisted in for a series of years without the least deviation enables the serene olympian to mount the witness stand with the perfect composure and touch-me-not-ish-ness that belongs to the elect."

Etymology

From touch-me-not-ish + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

aloofness standoffishness

Questions

What does touch-me-not-ishness mean?: The quality of being touch-me-not-ish.
Where does touch-me-not-ishness come from?: From touch-me-not-ish + -ness.

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