Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proudness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: proud-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English proudnes, proudnesse, equivalent to proud + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: proudnes
Suffix: proud

Usage

Inflected Forms

proudnesses (plural)

Questions

What does proudness mean?: Pride.
Where does proudness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce proudness

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