Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

innerness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ner-ness
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being inner.

Uncountable

noun

The result or product of being inner.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English inner 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 innerness From inner + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

innernesses (plural)

Antonyms

outerness

Questions

What does innerness mean?
The quality of being inner.
Where does innerness come from?
Etymology tree English inner 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 innerness From inner + -ness.

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