Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earthiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: earth-i-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being earthy

Uncountable

noun

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English erthinesse, erthynesse, eorþynesse, equivalent to earthy + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: erthinesse
Suffix: earthy

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

earthinesses (plural)

Questions

What does earthiness mean?: The state of being earthy
Where does earthiness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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