Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

creakiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
creak-i-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being creaky

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English creaky 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 creakiness From creaky + -ness.

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Questions

What does creakiness mean?
The state of being creaky
Where does creakiness come from?
Etymology tree English creaky 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 creakiness From creaky + -ness.

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