Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piggishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pig-gish-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being like a pig in one's character; greediness, boorishness, or obstinacy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The man was a glutton; his piggishness was legendary."
"The old man's stubborn piggishness kept him from acknowledging that his wife was a better driver than he, even after his license was revoked."

Etymology

Etymology tree English piggish 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 piggishness From piggish + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

piggishnesses (plural)

Synonyms

greediness hoggishness

Questions

What does piggishness mean?: The quality of being like a pig in one's character; greediness, boorishness, or obstinacy.
Where does piggishness come from?: Etymology tree English piggish 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 piggishness From piggish + -ness.

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