Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

literariness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lit-er-ari-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being literary, either being a work of literature or knowledgeable of literature.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His literariness helped him understand the obscure references in the book."
"Its literariness kept the book in print for decades."

Etymology

Etymology tree English literary 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 literariness From literary + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does literariness mean?: The property of being literary, either being a work of literature or knowledgeable of literature.
Where does literariness come from?: Etymology tree English literary 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 literariness From literary + -ness.

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