Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pettedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pet-ted-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being petted.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For a week or more the little girl had to be pampered and coddled in a manner that made Bobby quite cross with jealousy. He was too young, of course, to understand the reason for his pal's bouts of tears and pettedness […]"

Etymology

From petted + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: petted

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pettedness mean?: The quality of being petted.
Where does pettedness come from?: From petted + -ness.

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