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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slightness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
slight-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being slight, smallness, petiteness

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English slight 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 slightness From slight + -ness.

Inflected Forms

slightnesses (plural)

Synonyms

slenderness slimness delicacy pettiness triviality puniness

Questions

What does slightness mean?
The property of being slight, smallness, petiteness
Where does slightness come from?
Etymology tree English slight 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 slightness From slight + -ness.

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