Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: surli-ness
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being surly.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There has been an escalation of police harassment in the gay community: five brutal busts at the Crystal Hotel; the closing of sex clubs without notice; beatings of women outside Amelia's Bar in January and surliness and assaults against lesbians by off duty officers at Peg's Club later."

Etymology

Etymology tree English surly 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 surliness From surly + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

surlinesses (plural)

Synonyms

temper biliousness irritability peevishness pettishness snappishness

Questions

What does surliness mean?: The property of being surly.
Where does surliness come from?: Etymology tree English surly 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 surliness From surly + -ness.

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