Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lyness

/lˌaɪnˈɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: ly-ness
IPA: /lˌaɪnˈɛs/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A village in Walls and Flotta parish, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND305942).

name

Etymology

Probably a variant spelling of Lines.

Inflected Forms

Lynesses (plural)

Rhymes With

yes less guess press success unless vs dress stress express mess des

Questions

How do you pronounce lyness?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˌaɪnˈɛs/.
What does lyness mean?: A village in Walls and Flotta parish, Orkney Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND305942).
Where does lyness come from?: Probably a variant spelling of Lines.

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