Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grumness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: grum-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being grum (morose or sullen).

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Hor. Well, Jack, by thy long abſence from the Town, the grumneſs of thy countenance, and the ſlovenlyneſs of thy habit; I ſhou'd give thee joy, ſhou'd I not, of Marriage?"

Etymology

From grum + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: grum

Usage

Questions

What does grumness mean?: The quality of being grum (morose or sullen).
Where does grumness come from?: From grum + -ness.

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