Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

owlishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: owlish-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being owlish.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He liked to look with avuncular owlishness over the tops of his specs."

Etymology

From owlish + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: owlish

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

owliness

Questions

What does owlishness mean?: The state or condition of being owlish.
Where does owlishness come from?: From owlish + -ness.

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