Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lumpiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: lumpi-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being lumpy.

Uncountable

noun

Something lumpy; a lump.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The women in the room were in various lumpinesses of pregnancy; some, like Joanne, were not yet pregnant but intended to be."

Etymology

Etymology tree English lumpy 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 lumpiness From lumpy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

lumpinesses (plural)

Questions

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

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