Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bareness

/ˈbɛɚ.nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: bare-ness
IPA: /ˈbɛɚ.nəs/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being bare.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English bare 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 bareness From bare + -ness.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɛɚ.nəs/
British English: /ˈbɛə.nəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

barenesses (plural)

Synonyms

starkness bleakness desolation nakedness

Rhymes With

awareness fairness unfairness unawareness squareness

Questions

How do you pronounce bareness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛɚ.nəs/.
What does bareness mean?: The state of being bare.
Where does bareness come from?: Etymology tree English bare 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 bareness From bare + -ness.

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