Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

strongness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: strong-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being strong; strength.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English strongnes, stroungnesse, from Old English strangnes, equivalent to strong + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: strongnes, strangnes
Suffix: strong

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does strongness mean?: The state or condition of being strong; strength.
Where does strongness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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