Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butteriness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: but-ter-i-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being buttery.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This south-of-the-border burger mixes the guacamole into the hamburger meat for extra-rich butteriness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English buttery 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 butteriness From buttery + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does butteriness mean?: The state or quality of being buttery.
Where does butteriness come from?: Etymology tree English buttery 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 butteriness From buttery + -ness.

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