Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paltriness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pal-tri-ness
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being paltry.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English paltry 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 paltriness From paltry + -ness.

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What does paltriness mean?
The characteristic of being paltry.
Where does paltriness come from?
Etymology tree English paltry 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 paltriness From paltry + -ness.

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