Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

publicness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: pub-lic-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being public.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“The publicness of the public library is an increasingly rare commodity. It becomes harder all the time to think of places that welcome everyone and don't charge any money for that warm embrace. The commitment to inclusion is so powerful that many decisions about the library hinge on whether or not a particular choice would cause a subset of the public to feel uninvited.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English public 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 publicness From public + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

publickness (alternative)

Antonyms

privateness

Questions

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

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