Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dottiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dot-ti-ness
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of quality of being covered in dots.

Uncountable

noun

The state or quality of being dotty, mildly insane or preoccupied.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As in the center of Figure 6-3, a single stroke may reveal the inherent dottiness of computer stroking, which you can minimize by reducing the Step value on the Tool Options palette."
"She needs to be simultaneously preposterous and entirely serious, and Angela Lansbury, in her Tony-nominated performance in the current revival at the Shubert Theater, is a whirlwind of dottiness with a ramrod spine of practicality."

Etymology

From dotty + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: dotty

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

dottinesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dotty dottily

Questions

What does dottiness mean?: The state of quality of being covered in dots.
Where does dottiness come from?: From dotty + -ness.

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