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litheness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
litheness
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being lithe.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English lithnesse, lythnesse, lythnes, from Old English līþnes (“softness; gentleness; mildness; lenity; kindness”), equivalent to lithe + -ness.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

lithenesses (plural)

Synonyms

lissomeness suppleness

Questions

What does litheness mean?
The property of being lithe.
Where does litheness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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