apertness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Uncountable

"And in general, the Freedom or Apertneſs and vigour of pronuncing (as is particularly obſerved in the Bocca Romana) and giving ſomevvhat more of Aſpiration; And on the other ſide, the cloſeneſs and Mufling, and (as I may ſay) Lazineſs of ſpeaking […] render the ſound of their Speech conſiderably different, though they all ſhould uſe the ſame Alphabet."

From apert + -ness.

How to pronounce apertness

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “apertness”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “apertness”.

Repeat and practice — Say “apertness” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.