Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

griminess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grim-i-ness
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic or quality of being grimy.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English grimy 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 griminess From grimy + -ness.

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Questions

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

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