Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jaggedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jagged-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being jagged.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Although his existential thoughts seem to have been tossed onto the page in helter-skelter fashion, what Gilboa does here is to open his mind and heart to the reader through verbal jaggedness and poetic unneatness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English jagged 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 jaggedness From jagged + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

jaggednesses (plural)

Questions

What does jaggedness mean?: The state of being jagged.
Where does jaggedness come from?: Etymology tree English jagged 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 jaggedness From jagged + -ness.

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