Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uptightness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-tight-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being uptight

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Davis is out to remove the slur of moral uptightness and narrow virtue from Malamuds reputation."

Etymology

Etymology tree English uptight 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 uptightness From uptight + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

uptightnesses (plural)

Questions

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

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