Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gruffiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gruffi-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being gruffy.

Uncountable

Etymology

From gruffy + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does gruffiness mean?
The state or quality of being gruffy.
Where does gruffiness come from?
From gruffy + -ness.

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