Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cottony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: cot-tony
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy

Etymology

Etymology tree English cotton Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cottony From cotton + -y.

Inflected Forms

more cottony (comparative) most cottony (superlative)

Questions

What does cottony mean?: Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy
Where does cottony come from?: Etymology tree English cotton Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English cottony From cotton + -y.

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