Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mannerliness

/ˈmænəɹlinəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: man-ner-li-ness
IPA: /ˈmænəɹlinəs/

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

politeness, good manners

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1874, Thomas Hardy, Far From the Madding Crowd ... occasionally showed some earnestness, which consisted half of genuine feeling, and half of mannerliness superadded by way of duty."

Etymology

From Middle English manerlynes; equivalent to mannerly + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: manerlynes
Suffix: mannerly

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce mannerliness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmænəɹlinəs/.
What does mannerliness mean?: politeness, good manners
Where does mannerliness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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