Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snarkiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
snark-i-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being snarky.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English snarky 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 snarkiness From snarky + -ness.

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Questions

What does snarkiness mean?
The quality of being snarky.
Where does snarkiness come from?
Etymology tree English snarky 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 snarkiness From snarky + -ness.

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