Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hipness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: hip-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being hip; coolness; trendiness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Hipness is what it is, / And sometimes hipness is what it ain't"

Etymology

Etymology tree English hip 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 hipness From hip + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hipnesses (plural)

Questions

What does hipness mean?: The characteristic of being hip; coolness; trendiness.
Where does hipness come from?: Etymology tree English hip 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 hipness From hip + -ness.

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