Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wittiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: wit-ti-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the quality of being witty

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English wittynesse, equivalent to witty + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wittynesse
Suffix: witty

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

wittinesses (plural)

Synonyms

wit humor humour witticism

Questions

What does wittiness mean?: the quality of being witty
Where does wittiness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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