Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morbidezza

/ˌmɔː(ɹ)bɪˈdɛtsə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mor-bidez-za
IPA: /ˌmɔː(ɹ)bɪˈdɛtsə/

33

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Softness, smoothness; also in a negative sense, weakness, effeminacy.

Uncountable

noun

A naturalistic delicacy in flesh tones.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Yea, when we forge its image in hir excellencie, we deck it with epithets of sickish and dolorous qualities: languor, effeminacy, weaknesse, fainting and Morbidezza, a great testimony of their consanguinity and consubstantiality."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian morbidezza.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce morbidezza?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɔː(ɹ)bɪˈdɛtsə/.
What does morbidezza mean?: Softness, smoothness; also in a negative sense, weakness, effeminacy.
Where does morbidezza come from?: Borrowed from Italian morbidezza.

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