Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ladylikeness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
la-dy-like-ness
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ladylike behaviour.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English ladylike 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 ladylikeness From ladylike + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does ladylikeness mean?
Ladylike behaviour.
Where does ladylikeness come from?
Etymology tree English ladylike 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 ladylikeness From ladylike + -ness.

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