Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dismality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-mal-i-ty
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being dismal.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Economists' reputation for dismality is a bad rap."

Etymology

From dismal + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dismal

Usage

Inflected Forms

dismalities (plural)

Questions

What does dismality mean?: The quality or state of being dismal.
Where does dismality come from?: From dismal + -ity.

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