Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

friskiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frisk-i-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic or quality of being frisky.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"So he let all his chances go by, and the nurses, piqued, let the raw, shy, diffident Australian go by, sensing in him a depth of despair so profound that it made their little games and friskinesses ring as hollow and brittle as the glass balls they hung on the Christmas tree."

Etymology

Etymology tree English frisky 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 friskiness From frisky + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

friskinesses (plural)

Synonyms

frolicsomeness sportiveness

Questions

What does friskiness mean?: The characteristic or quality of being frisky.
Where does friskiness come from?: Etymology tree English frisky 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 friskiness From frisky + -ness.

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