Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minuteness

/maɪˈn(j)uːt.nɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: minute-ness
IPA: /maɪˈn(j)uːt.nɪs/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being minute.

Uncountable

noun

Something very tiny.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Beedel picked up a loose sheet of paper and scored it heavily with a plan of the neighbourhood as he explained the position with some minuteness."
"Hitherto I have hoarded up mementoes and monuments of the past; been a worshiper of all heirlooms; a fond filer away of letters, locks of hair, bits of ribbon, flowers, and the thousand-and-one minutenesses which love and memory think they sanctify:—but it is forever over now!"

Etymology

Etymology tree English minute 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 minuteness From minute + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

minutenesses (plural)

Synonyms

diminutiveness petiteness tininess weeness

Questions

How do you pronounce minuteness?: The recorded pronunciation is /maɪˈn(j)uːt.nɪs/.
What does minuteness mean?: The property of being minute.
Where does minuteness come from?: Etymology tree English minute 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 minuteness From minute + -ness.

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