Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unearthliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-earth-li-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being unearthly; ethereal; otherworldly.

Example Sentences

"These tunes have a taste of unearthliness—like a swaying mist which loses itself in infinity."

Etymology

Etymology tree English unearthly 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 unearthliness From unearthly + -ness.

Inflected Forms

unearthlinesses (plural)

Questions

What does unearthliness mean?: The characteristic of being unearthly; ethereal; otherworldly.
Where does unearthliness come from?: Etymology tree English unearthly 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 unearthliness From unearthly + -ness.

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