Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punkishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: punk-ish-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being punkish.

Uncountable

noun

Punkish behavior.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In the case of Nikita then, her punkishness is used to "explain" her initial violence, just as her violence also explains punk."

Etymology

From punkish + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: punkish

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

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

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