Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marriedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mar-ried-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being, or seeming, married.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Impatience had crossed your face so firmly that I had known, in that instant, that now we were actually a kind of married, and that our marriedness was probably making your real relationship more palatable."
"I couldn't stand the sterile marriedness of it. I make sure I don't always sleep on the same side of Jonathan's bed when I stay over. I don't want ritual or routine in a relationship."

Etymology

From married + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: married

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does marriedness mean?: The quality of being, or seeming, married.
Where does marriedness come from?: From married + -ness.

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