Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shrillness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: shrill-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being shrill.

Uncountable

noun

The result or product of being shrill.

Countable

Example Sentences

"The shrillness of her voice made people's ears hurt."

Etymology

Etymology tree English shrill 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 shrillness From shrill + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shrillnesses (plural)

Synonyms

stridence stridency

Questions

What does shrillness mean?: The property of being shrill.
Where does shrillness come from?: Etymology tree English shrill 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 shrillness From shrill + -ness.

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