Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: burli-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being burly.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Nor let the spacious Mound of that great Mercian King (Into a lesser roomth thy burlinesse to bring) Include thee"

Etymology

From burly + -ness. According to the Poly-Olbion project, coined by Michael Drayton in 1612.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: burly

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does burliness mean?: The characteristic of being burly.
Where does burliness come from?: From burly + -ness. According to the Poly-Olbion project, coined by Michael Drayton in 1612.

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