Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

continentness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-ti-nent-ness
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being continent.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English continent 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 continentness From continent + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does continentness mean?
The state or quality of being continent.
Where does continentness come from?
Etymology tree English continent 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 continentness From continent + -ness.

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