Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rustiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: rusti-ness
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being rusty.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Southgate's team, playing their first game since the 4-0 win in Kosovo in November, showed understandable rustiness"

Etymology

Etymology tree English rusty 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 rustiness From rusty + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does rustiness mean?: The state of being rusty.
Where does rustiness come from?: Etymology tree English rusty 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 rustiness From rusty + -ness.

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