Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swartness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swart-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or state of being swart.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English swartnesse, from Old English sweartnes; equivalent to swart + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: swartnesse, sweartnes

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does swartness mean?: The quality or state of being swart.
Where does swartness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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