Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pat-ness
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being pat.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The setup's almost laughably pat, and nothing that follows mitigates that patness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pat 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 patness From pat + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

patnesses (plural)

Synonyms

opportuneness timeliness

Questions

What does patness mean?: The state or quality of being pat.
Where does patness come from?: Etymology tree English pat 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 patness From pat + -ness.

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