Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
on-li-ness
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being alone or unique.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English onlinesse, equivalent to only + -ness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Synonyms

aloneness onlyhood uniquity isolation loneliness loneness onehead oneship onliness seclusion solitariness solitude

Questions

What does onliness mean?
The state of being alone or unique.
Where does onliness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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