Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mousiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mousi-ness
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being mousy.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English mousy 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 mousiness From mousy + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does mousiness mean?
The property of being mousy.
Where does mousiness come from?
Etymology tree English mousy 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 mousiness From mousy + -ness.

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