Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballsiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ballsi-ness
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being ballsy; courage.

Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English ballsy 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 ballsiness From ballsy + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does ballsiness mean?
The condition of being ballsy; courage.
Where does ballsiness come from?
Etymology tree English ballsy 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 ballsiness From ballsy + -ness.

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