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drollness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
droll-ness
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being odd or comical.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English droll 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 drollness From droll + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

drollnesses (plural)

Questions

What does drollness mean?
The quality of being odd or comical.
Where does drollness come from?
Etymology tree English droll 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 drollness From droll + -ness.

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