Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

southness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: south-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point toward the south pole.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"an absolute northness or southness"

Etymology

From south + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: south

Usage

Inflected Forms

southnesses (plural)

Questions

What does southness mean?: A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point toward the south pole.
Where does southness come from?: From south + -ness.

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