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Definition: WRYNESS |
WRYNESSNoun1. The quality or state of being wry, or distorted. |
| "WRYNESS" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "WRYNESS" is used about 5 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 5 | 157,705 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "WRYNESS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 扭曲性. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | karsaus (averseness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | amok. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Schiefheit (crookedness, distortion, inappropriateness, lopsidedness, obliqueness, obliquity, tilt). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | στρεβλότησ, στρεβλότητα (crookedness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | szimmetria hiánya (skewness), részarányosság hiánya, ferdeség (cant, leaning, obliquity, skew, skewness, slant, twist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | obliqua (asymmetry, lopsidedly, obliquity, slantingly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Manx | cammid (crookedness, curvature, obliqueness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ynesswray кривизна (curvature, curve, flection, flexion, flexure, incurvation, twist). (various references) eğrilik (camber, cast, crookedness, curvature, deviousness, obliqueness, skew, slant, tortuosity, unevenness, warp), çarpıklık (cast, crookedness, distortion, irregularity, obliqueness, perversion, skew, tortuosity, warp). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "WRYNESS": wrynesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "WRYNESS" (pronounced rī"nus) |
| 5 | r ī" n u s | dryness. |
| 4 | -ī" n u s | highness, minus, shyness, sinus, slyness. |
| 3 | -n u s | abruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bitterness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, sickness, silliness, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tenderness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, togetherness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-n-r-s-s-w-y" | |
-1 letter: syrens. | |
-2 letters: newsy, snyes, syren, wrens. | |
-3 letters: erns, ness, news, ryes, sers, sewn, sews, snye, syne, wens, wren, wyes, wyns, yens, yews. | |
-4 letters: ens, ern, ers, ess, new, res, rye, sen, ser, sew, syn, wen, wry, wye, wyn, yen, yes, yew. | |
-5 letters: en, er, es, ne, re, we, ye. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-n-r-s-s-w-y" | |
+2 letters: sternways, wrynesses. | |
+4 letters: waywardness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 52 59 4E 45 53 53 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).--. .-. -.--. -. . ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010111 01010010 01011001 01001110 01000101 01010011 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)W R Y N E S S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0057 0052 0059 004E 0045 0053 0053 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)57525948395353 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, Sheenish, Sheenagh, китайский, китаец, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, Fynlannish, Fynlannagh, финский, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, французский, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, немецкий, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, греческий, грек, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, венгр, венгерский, macarca, macar |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italyanca, italyan |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, man adası, man dili |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, Rusça |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, турецкий, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, английский, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
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