Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sickerness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sick-er-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the state, condition, or quality of being certain; certainty; assurance.

Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

security; safety; freedom from danger.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Lightly she leaped, as a wight forlore, / From her dull horse, in desperate distresse, / And to her feet betooke her doubtfull sickernesse."
"Comprehending the world casual and transitory, Who list to consider shall never be beguiled, If it be regist'red well in memory; A plain example of worldly vainglory: How in this world there is no sickerness, But fallible flattery enmixed with bitterness."

Etymology

From Middle English sikirnes, sikernesse, Old English sicornes (“certainty; secureness”), equivalent to sicker (“secure”) + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: sikirnes, sicornes

Usage

Questions

What does sickerness mean?: the state, condition, or quality of being certain; certainty; assurance.
Where does sickerness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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