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hoariness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hoari-ness
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being hoary.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English horynesse; equivalent to hoary + -ness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

hoarinesses (plural)

Synonyms

grayishness greyishness mouldiness mossiness mustiness ancientness hoar oldhood

Questions

What does hoariness mean?
The characteristic of being hoary.
Where does hoariness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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