Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

braininess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brain-i-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being brainy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] any excess of intellect—'braininess' was her word for it—tended to belong, in her eyes, to the 'beastly'."

Etymology

Etymology tree English brainy 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 braininess From brainy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

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

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