Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meanness

/mˈinnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: mean-ness
IPA: /mˈinnəs/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)

Uncountable

noun

Countable

Example Sentences

"This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship."
"There are enough meannesses in everyone — ourselves included — to make for us a contemptible world, if we select the meannesses and let our minds dwell upon them."

Etymology

Etymology tree English mean 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 meanness From mean + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

meannesses (plural)

Synonyms

meandom minginess niggardliness niggardness parsimony parsimoniousness tightness tightfistedness closeness

Antonyms

nobility nobleness

Rhymes With

greenness

Questions

How do you pronounce meanness?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈinnəs/.
What does meanness mean?: The condition, or quality, of being mean (any of its definitions)
Where does meanness come from?: Etymology tree English mean 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 meanness From mean + -ness.

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