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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eeriness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
eeri-ness
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being eerie.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English eerie 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 eeriness From eerie + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

eerinesses (plural) eerieness (alternative)

Synonyms

ghostliness

Questions

What does eeriness mean?
The condition of being eerie.
Where does eeriness come from?
Etymology tree English eerie 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 eeriness From eerie + -ness.

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