Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bitingness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bit-ing-ness
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of biting or being biting.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English biting 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 bitingness From biting + -ness.

Usage

Questions

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

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