Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fleetness

/ˈfliːt.nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
fleet-ness
IPA
/ˈfliːt.nəs/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being fleet or swift; rapidity.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English fleet Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 fleetness From fleet + -ness.

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How do you pronounce fleetness?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfliːt.nəs/.
What does fleetness mean?
The quality of being fleet or swift; rapidity.
Where does fleetness come from?
Etymology tree English fleet Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 fleetness From fleet + -ness.

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