Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loutishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: loutish-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being loutish, of behaving like a lout.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1932-34, Samuel Beckett, "Gnome", Dublin Magazine Spend the years of learning squandering / Courage for the years of wandering / Through a world politely turning / From the loutishness of learning."
"True, this is hardly the drink to inspire “Girls Gone Wild” loutishness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English loutish 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 loutishness From loutish + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

loutishnesses (plural)

Questions

What does loutishness mean?: The state or quality of being loutish, of behaving like a lout.
Where does loutishness come from?: Etymology tree English loutish 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 loutishness From loutish + -ness.

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