Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheerness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: sheer-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being sheer.

Uncountable

noun

The result or product of being sheer.

Countable

name

A town and civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Sheppey in Swale borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ9274).

Etymology

Etymology tree English sheer 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 sheerness From sheer + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sheernesses (plural)

Synonyms

Sheerness-on-Sea

Questions

What does sheerness mean?: The property of being sheer.
Where does sheerness come from?: Etymology tree English sheer 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 sheerness From sheer + -ness.

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