Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sallowness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sal-low-ness
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being sallow, yellowishness.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English sallow 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 sallowness From sallow + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does sallowness mean?
The property of being sallow, yellowishness.
Where does sallowness come from?
Etymology tree English sallow 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 sallowness From sallow + -ness.

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