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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slenderness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
slen-der-ness
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being slender.

Uncountable

noun

The quotient between the height and the width of a building.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English slender 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 slenderness From slender + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

slendernesses (plural)

Synonyms

slightness slimness thinness tenuity

Questions

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

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