Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hidness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hid-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Secrecy; hiddenness.

British usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English hidnes, hudnesse, from Old English ġehȳdnes (“comfort, security”), equivalent to hide + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hidnes, ġehȳdnes
Suffix: hide

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Questions

What does hidness mean?: Secrecy; hiddenness.
Where does hidness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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