Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

specialness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: spe-cial-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being special.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He was vain about his specialness until he realized he was really very common."

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English especial English special 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 specialness From special + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

specialnesses (plural)

Synonyms

particularity peculiarity specialty speciality distinctiveness

Questions

What does specialness mean?: The state or quality of being special.
Where does specialness come from?: Etymology tree Middle English especial English special 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 specialness From special + -ness.

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