Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shadowiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shad-owi-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or property of being shadowy.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English shadowy 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 shadowiness From shadowy + -ness.

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Questions

What does shadowiness mean?
The state or property of being shadowy.
Where does shadowiness come from?
Etymology tree English shadowy 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 shadowiness From shadowy + -ness.

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