Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meagerness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mea-ger-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being meager.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English meager 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 meagerness From meager + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

meagernesses (plural) meagreness (alternative)

Synonyms

meagreness leanness poorness scantiness scantness exiguity

Questions

What does meagerness mean?: The state of being meager.
Where does meagerness come from?: Etymology tree English meager 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 meagerness From meager + -ness.

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