Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skinniness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
skin-ni-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being skinny.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English skinny 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 skinniness From skinny + -ness.

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What does skinniness mean?
The property of being skinny.
Where does skinniness come from?
Etymology tree English skinny 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 skinniness From skinny + -ness.

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