Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nippiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nip-pi-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being nippy.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English nippy 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 nippiness From nippy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does nippiness mean?: The condition of being nippy.
Where does nippiness come from?: Etymology tree English nippy 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 nippiness From nippy + -ness.

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