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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

warmness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
warm-ness
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the state of being warm; warmth

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English warmnesse, from Old English wearmnes (“warmness, warmth”), from Proto-West Germanic *warmnassī (“warmness, warmth”), equivalent to warm + -ness. Cognate with Scots warmnes (“warmness”), West Frisian waarmens (“warmness”), dialectal Dutch warmenesse, warmnis (“warmness”), German Low German Warmnis (“warmness”).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

warmnesses (plural)

Synonyms

warmth affection affectionateness fondness tenderness heart warmheartedness philia

Questions

What does warmness mean?
the state of being warm; warmth
Where does warmness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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