Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

localness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lo-cal-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being local.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Localness and local-sounding speech can become a commodity, and this, as we have seen, can create competition over the control of what localness means or over its uses."

Etymology

From local + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: local

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does localness mean?: The state or condition of being local.
Where does localness come from?: From local + -ness.

How to pronounce localness

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