Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brutishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
brutish-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being brutish.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English brutish 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 brutishness From brutish + -ness.

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Questions

What does brutishness mean?
The characteristic of being brutish.
Where does brutishness come from?
Etymology tree English brutish 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 brutishness From brutish + -ness.

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