Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nuttiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: nut-ti-ness
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or degree of having a nutty flavor or texture.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The quality or degree of having a nutty aspect; craziness or zaniness.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The nuttiness of the Belgian chocolates was remarkable."
"He watched a little of the sitcom, but the nuttiness was off-putting, so he decided to read a book instead."

Etymology

Etymology tree English nutty 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 nuttiness From nutty + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

nuttinesses (plural)

Synonyms

nuttery

Questions

What does nuttiness mean?: The quality or degree of having a nutty flavor or texture.
Where does nuttiness come from?: Etymology tree English nutty 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 nuttiness From nutty + -ness.

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