Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genericness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gener-ic-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being generic.

Uncountable

noun

In United States trademark law, the characteristic of a trademark being generic, and therefore unregistrable.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English generic 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 genericness From generic + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

genericity

Antonyms

specificness

Questions

What does genericness mean?: The state or condition of being generic.
Where does genericness come from?: Etymology tree English generic 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 genericness From generic + -ness.

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