Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woolly-headedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
wool-ly--head-ed-ness
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being woolly-headed: illogicalness, irrationality.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English woolly-headed Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English woolly-headedness From woolly-headed + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does woolly-headedness mean?
The quality of being woolly-headed: illogicalness, irrationality.
Where does woolly-headedness come from?
Etymology tree English woolly-headed Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English woolly-headedness From woolly-headed + -ness.

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