Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaflessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leaf-less-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being leafless.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The tree's leaflessness made it look scrawny, though in summer it seemed full and bushy."

Etymology

Etymology tree English leafless 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 leaflessness From leafless + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

aphylly

Questions

What does leaflessness mean?: The property of being leafless.
Where does leaflessness come from?: Etymology tree English leafless 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 leaflessness From leafless + -ness.

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