bornness
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The state or condition with which one is born; one's inherent quality; natural ability or inclination.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "This “bornness” often entails so many infirmities of genius as to greatly modify its value. In the game of salesmanship, as it is beginning to be played today, “bornness” untrained cannot compete with highly trained mediocrity."
- "I wish to call this process a moving from our “bornness to our bentness”; a concept I feel says it well."