Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mushiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: mushi-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being mushy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I chose it by default: The mushiness seemed less offensive than the near unchewability of the other three. All the cooked meat was overcooked, making judgments difficult if not impossible. The veal chops should have been trimmed of fat. Excess fat put off most tasters. Some tasters got end pieces of the scaloppine and were unhappier than tasters with thicker middle cuts. My Provimi scaloppine was so overcooked it tasted like shredded cardboard."

Etymology

Etymology tree English mushy 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 mushiness From mushy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

mawkishness sentimentality drippiness soupiness sloppiness pulpiness

Questions

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

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