Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mellowness

/ˈmɛloʊnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: mel-low-ness
IPA: /ˈmɛloʊnəs/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being mellow.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To mark this absolutism of change over the works of man is both pleasing and profitable, for what is more emotional than to observe the hoarness, the mellowness, and the natural final decay of objects whose beginnings date almost from the immemorial […] ?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English mellow 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 mellowness From mellow + -ness.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɛloʊnəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mellownesses (plural)

Synonyms

mellow fullness richness

Questions

How do you pronounce mellowness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛloʊnəs/.
What does mellowness mean?: The property of being mellow.
Where does mellowness come from?: Etymology tree English mellow 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 mellowness From mellow + -ness.

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