Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsmilingness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-smil-ing-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The absence of a smile.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Now, sobriety does not mean unsmilingness. A man can be just as sober when he smiles as when he does not."
"Unsmilingness is not necessarily blameworthy."

Etymology

From unsmiling + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: unsmiling

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unsmilingness mean?: The absence of a smile.
Where does unsmilingness come from?: From unsmiling + -ness.

How to pronounce unsmilingness

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