Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boniness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: boni-ness
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property or degree of being bony.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English bony Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 boniness From bony + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

boninesses (plural) boneyness (alternative, rare) bonyness (alternative, rare)

Synonyms

bonyness emaciation gauntness maceration

Questions

What does boniness mean?: The property or degree of being bony.
Where does boniness come from?: Etymology tree English bony Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 boniness From bony + -ness.

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