Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrungness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wrung-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being wrung.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There are two things awry; on the one hand, the acting for self (a distinct tension and wrungness); and, on the other, the relations of life are distorted, and made to be against the natural demands; […]"
"Our social and psychological sciences stand helpless before the terrible things done by human beings, but the warpedness and wrung'''ness of the human will is something we cannot admit into “serious” conversation."

Etymology

From wrung + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wrung

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does wrungness mean?: The quality of being wrung.
Where does wrungness come from?: From wrung + -ness.

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