Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squeamishness

/skwˈimɪʃnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
squeamish-ness
IPA
/skwˈimɪʃnəs/
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being squeamish

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English squeamish 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 squeamishness From squeamish + -ness.

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Questions

How do you pronounce squeamishness?
The recorded pronunciation is /skwˈimɪʃnəs/.
What does squeamishness mean?
The quality of being squeamish
Where does squeamishness come from?
Etymology tree English squeamish 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 squeamishness From squeamish + -ness.

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