Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mugginess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mug-gi-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being muggy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They found that their subjects started overheating dangerously at much lower “wet-bulb” temperatures—a measure that accounts for both heat and mugginess—than what they had expected based on previous theoretical estimates by climate scientists."

Etymology

Etymology tree English muggy 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 mugginess From muggy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does mugginess mean?: The characteristic of being muggy.
Where does mugginess come from?: Etymology tree English muggy 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 mugginess From muggy + -ness.

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