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ownness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
own-ness
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being one's own.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English own 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 ownness From own + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does ownness mean?
The property of being one's own.
Where does ownness come from?
Etymology tree English own 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 ownness From own + -ness.

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