Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfishiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-fishi-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of not being a fish; the state of being unfishy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[I]t is part of the whale's essential unfishiness that its tail moves in the mammalian tradition."
"In truth, it's the unfishiness of fish sticks that may be the real source of their appeal. “Uncomfortable around fish?” wondered a smart recent TV commercial. “Try Mrs. Paul's Fish Sticks.” Exactly. Fish sticks are breaded, deep-fried, frozen […]"

Etymology

From unfishy + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: unfishy

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unfishiness mean?: The quality or state of not being a fish; the state of being unfishy.
Where does unfishiness come from?: From unfishy + -ness.

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