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deathliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
death-li-ness
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being deathly.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English dethliknesse, from Old English dēaþlīcnes, equivalent to deathly + -ness.

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Frequently Paired Words

dead deadliness deadly deathlike

Questions

What does deathliness mean?
The state or quality of being deathly.
Where does deathliness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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