Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

narrowness

/nˈɛɹoʊnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: nar-row-ness
IPA: /nˈɛɹoʊnəs/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being narrow.

Uncountable

noun

A constriction; a narrow passage or place; an instance or aspect of being narrow, or having a limited scope or extent.

Countable

Example Sentences

"presently, then, I felt the stiff insertion between the yielding, divided lips of the wound, now open for life; where the narrowness no longer put me to intolerable pain, and afforded my lover no more difficulty than what heighten'd his pleasure, in the strict embrace of that tender, warm sheath, round the instrument it was so delicately adjusted to"
"“You will understand me when I say that it was a deadly life for a girl brought up as I had been. The narrowness, the deadly monotony of it, almost drove me mad.”"

Etymology

From Middle English narwenesse; equivalent to narrow + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: narwenesse
Suffix: narrow

Usage

Inflected Forms

narrownesses (plural)

Synonyms

narrow margin slimness narrow-mindedness

Antonyms

broadness wideness

Questions

How do you pronounce narrowness?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɛɹoʊnəs/.
What does narrowness mean?: The state of being narrow.
Where does narrowness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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