Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outlandishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: out-landish-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being outlandish.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mini-golf and go-cart parks had exploded, each striving to outdo its literally dozens of competitors in outlandishness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English outlandish 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 outlandishness From outlandish + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outlandishnesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

outlandish outlandishly

Synonyms

bizarreness weirdness

Questions

What does outlandishness mean?: The quality of being outlandish.
Where does outlandishness come from?: Etymology tree English outlandish 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 outlandishness From outlandish + -ness.

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