Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terseness

/tˈɝsnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: terse-ness
IPA: /tˈɝsnəs/

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being terse.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English terse 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 terseness From terse + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tersenesses (plural)

Synonyms

conciseness laconicism succinctness

Questions

How do you pronounce terseness?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɝsnəs/.
What does terseness mean?: The characteristic of being terse.
Where does terseness come from?: Etymology tree English terse 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 terseness From terse + -ness.

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