Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cliquishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cliquish-ness
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the state of being cliquish

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English cliquish 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 cliquishness From cliquish + -ness.

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Questions

What does cliquishness mean?
the state of being cliquish
Where does cliquishness come from?
Etymology tree English cliquish 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 cliquishness From cliquish + -ness.

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