Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grittiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
grit-ti-ness
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic or quality of being gritty.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English gritty 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 grittiness From gritty + -ness.

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Questions

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

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