Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leakiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: leak-i-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being leaky.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English leaky 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 leakiness From leaky + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

leakinesses (plural)

Questions

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

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