Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flimsiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
flim-si-ness
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being flimsy.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English flimsy 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 flimsiness From flimsy + -ness.

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Questions

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

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