Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woodiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: wood-i-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being woody.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English woody 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 woodiness From woody + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

woodinesses (plural)

Synonyms

wood grain woodgrain woodsiness

Antonyms

nonwoodiness

Questions

What does woodiness mean?: The state of being woody.
Where does woodiness come from?: Etymology tree English woody 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 woodiness From woody + -ness.

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