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snideness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
snide-ness
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or property of being snide.

Uncountable

noun

A snide remark or utterance.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English snide 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 snideness From snide + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

snidenesses (plural)

Questions

What does snideness mean?
The state or property of being snide.
Where does snideness come from?
Etymology tree English snide 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 snideness From snide + -ness.

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