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gruffness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
gruff-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic or quality of being gruff

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English gruff 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 gruffness From gruff + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gruffnesses (plural)

Synonyms

abruptness brusqueness curtness shortness hoarseness huskiness

Questions

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

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