Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blankness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: blank-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being blank.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""What is that?" demanded Carrados sharply. "Do you mean that?" "Mean what?" she asked, with the blankness of one who has lost the thread of her own thoughts."

Etymology

Etymology tree English blank 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 blankness From blank + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

blanknesses (plural)

Questions

What does blankness mean?: The characteristic of being blank.
Where does blankness come from?: Etymology tree English blank 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 blankness From blank + -ness.

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