Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

campiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: campi-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being campy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Still, here, as in the calculated Gong Show campiness of El Grande de Coca-Cola[…], excellence would simply get in the way."
"Sometimes you embrace the danger of unintentional campiness. I'm not afraid to make State Fair as bright and colorful as possible and put bunch of prints and plaids on actors, and make it all saccharine-sweet."

Etymology

Etymology tree English campy 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 campiness From campy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

campness

Questions

What does campiness mean?: The quality of being campy.
Where does campiness come from?: Etymology tree English campy 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 campiness From campy + -ness.

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