Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gorgeousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
gor-geous-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic or quality of being gorgeous

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English gorgeous 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 gorgeousness From gorgeous + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gorgeousnesses (plural) gorgeousnesse (alternative)

Synonyms

Questions

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

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