Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

finickiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
finick-i-ness
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being finicky.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English finicky 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 finickiness From finicky + -ness.

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Questions

What does finickiness mean?
The quality of being finicky.
Where does finickiness come from?
Etymology tree English finicky 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 finickiness From finicky + -ness.

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