Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frothiness

/fɹˈɔθinɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: froth-i-ness
IPA: /fɹˈɔθinɪs/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being frothy

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Not all opera is melodramatic or tragic. Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti and others have written in a light, comic, or satiric vein. The frothiness of these and the Opera Buffa and Operetta […] are the reverse of the more serious bel canto style."

Etymology

Etymology tree English froth Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English frothy 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 frothiness From frothy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

frothinesse (alternative)

Synonyms

bubbliness effervescence

Questions

How do you pronounce frothiness?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹˈɔθinɪs/.
What does frothiness mean?: The quality of being frothy
Where does frothiness come from?: Etymology tree English froth Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English frothy 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 frothiness From frothy + -ness.

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