Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

starriness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: star-ri-ness
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being starry.

Etymology

Etymology tree English starry 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 starriness From starry + -ness.

Inflected Forms

starrinesses (plural)

Questions

What does starriness mean?: The state or quality of being starry.
Where does starriness come from?: Etymology tree English starry 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 starriness From starry + -ness.

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