Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weightiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
weight-i-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being weighty.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English weighty 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 weightiness From weighty + -ness.

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Questions

What does weightiness mean?
The quality of being weighty.
Where does weightiness come from?
Etymology tree English weighty 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 weightiness From weighty + -ness.

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