Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sappiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: sap-pi-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being sappy.

Example Sentences

"It was an old love song playing on the radio, full of sentiment and sappinesss. It made me feel alone and sad."

Etymology

From Middle English sapines, equivalent to sappy + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sapines
Suffix: sappy

Questions

What does sappiness mean?: The property of being sappy.
Where does sappiness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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