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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woodenness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wood-en-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being wooden (often in a figurative sense).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English wooden 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 woodenness From wooden + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

woodennesses (plural)

Questions

What does woodenness mean?
The state of being wooden (often in a figurative sense).
Where does woodenness come from?
Etymology tree English wooden 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 woodenness From wooden + -ness.

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