Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

daintiness

/ˈdeɪntɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: dain-ti-ness
IPA: /ˈdeɪntɪnəs/

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being dainty.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A dainty behaviour or gesture.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English dainty 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 daintiness From dainty + -ness.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdeɪntɪnəs/
British English: /ˈdeɪntɪnəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

daintinesses (plural)

Synonyms

delicacy fineness

Questions

How do you pronounce daintiness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdeɪntɪnəs/.
What does daintiness mean?: The characteristic of being dainty.
Where does daintiness come from?: Etymology tree English dainty 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 daintiness From dainty + -ness.

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