Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

storminess

/stˈɔɹminɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
stormi-ness
IPA
/stˈɔɹminɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being stormy.

Uncountable

noun

The severity of a storm.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English stormy 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 storminess From stormy + -ness.

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Questions

How do you pronounce storminess?
The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɔɹminɪs/.
What does storminess mean?
The state or quality of being stormy.
Where does storminess come from?
Etymology tree English stormy 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 storminess From stormy + -ness.

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