Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legginess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leg-gi-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of having long legs.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English leggy 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 legginess From leggy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does legginess mean?: The state of having long legs.
Where does legginess come from?: Etymology tree English leggy 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 legginess From leggy + -ness.

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