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gaminess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gami-ness
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being gamy.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English gamy 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 gaminess From gamy + -ness.

Usage

Synonyms

raciness ribaldry spiciness

Questions

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

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