Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dreaminess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: dreami-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being dreamy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There was a dreaminess, a pre-occupation, an exaltation, in the maternal look which the girl could not understand."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dreamy 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 dreaminess From dreamy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

dreaminesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dreamy dreamily

Synonyms

languor

Questions

What does dreaminess mean?: The characteristic of being dreamy.
Where does dreaminess come from?: Etymology tree English dreamy 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 dreaminess From dreamy + -ness.

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