any
/ɛni/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 6.07 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
det
One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.
Example Sentences
- "'That wouldn't surprise me any.'"
- "If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!"
- "Is she any less enthused now that it's raining?"
- "Is her enthusiasm any less now that it's raining?"
- "You don't seem to be any the worse after such a tragic experience."
- "I will not remain here any longer."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *h₁oy-no-kós Proto-Germanic *ainagaz Proto-West Germanic *ainag Old English ǣniġ Middle English ani English any From Middle English any, eny, ony, ani, aniȝ, eniȝ, æniȝ, from Old English ǣniġ (“any”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainīg, *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”), equivalent to one + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian eenich (“some”), West Frisian iennich (“only”), Dutch enig (“any, some”), Afrikaans enig (“any”), German Low German enig (“some”), German einig (“some”); via Proto-Indo-European *óynos cognate with Latin ūllus (“any”), Latin ūnicus (whence Italian unico (“unique”), French unique (“unique”)). Piecewise doublet of unique.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: any, ǣniġ, *ainīg, *ainagaz, *ainaz
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛni/
- British English: /ɛni/
Usage
- American usage