Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleekness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: sleek-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being sleek.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English sleek 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 sleekness From sleek + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sleeknesses (plural)

Synonyms

silkiness

Questions

What does sleekness mean?: The quality of being sleek.
Where does sleekness come from?: Etymology tree English sleek 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 sleekness From sleek + -ness.

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