Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seasickness

/ˈsiːsɪk.nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: sea-sick-ness
IPA: /ˈsiːsɪk.nəs/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Nausea, dizziness, etc. caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness.

Uncountable

Etymology

From seasick + -ness or sea + sickness. Compare Middle English seknesse of the see (“seasickness”, literally “sickness of the sea”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: seasick

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

seasicknesses (plural) sea-sickness (alternative) sea sickness (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

airsickness carsickness trainsickness

Synonyms

naupathia sea-sickening mal de mer

Questions

How do you pronounce seasickness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiːsɪk.nəs/.
What does seasickness mean?: Nausea, dizziness, etc. caused by the motion of a ship; a form of motion sickness.
Where does seasickness come from?: From seasick + -ness or sea + sickness. Compare Middle English seknesse of the see (“seasickness”, literally “sickness of the sea”).

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