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dowdiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dowdi-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English dowdy 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 dowdiness From dowdy + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dowdinesses (plural)

Synonyms

drabness homeliness

Questions

What does dowdiness mean?
The characteristic of being dowdy; frumpiness; plainness.
Where does dowdiness come from?
Etymology tree English dowdy 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 dowdiness From dowdy + -ness.

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