Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horridness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hor-rid-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being horrid

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"It's true that the horridness of these basement creatures may not be apparent to the naked eye."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin horridusbor. English horrid 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 horridness From horrid + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

horridnesses (plural)

Synonyms

horridity awfulness dreadfulness terribleness

Questions

What does horridness mean?: The quality of being horrid
Where does horridness come from?: Etymology tree Latin horridusbor. English horrid 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 horridness From horrid + -ness.

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