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Definition: Hoarseness |
HoarsenessNoun1. A throaty harshness. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "hoarseness" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1840. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | An unnaturally deep or rough quality of voice. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: HoarsenessSynonyms: gruffness (n), huskiness (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Hoarseness |
| English words defined with "hoarseness": croup ♦ laryngitis ♦ Raucity ♦ spasmodic laryngitis. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "hoarseness": Tuberculosis, Laryngeal. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Hoarseness and aspiration also may occur. (references) | |
Frequent throat clearing, hoarseness, coughing or wheezing. (references) | ||
If the neck is involved, there may be hoarseness or difficulty in swallowing. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Hoarseness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Hoarseness" is used about 31 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% | 31 | 62,296 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
hoarseness | 110 |
cause hoarseness | 5 |
voice hoarseness | 4 |
chronic hoarseness | 3 |
hoarseness remedy | 3 |
hoarseness treatment | 2 |
hoarseness throat | 2 |
cure hoarseness | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "hoarseness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | të ngjirurit e zërit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | البحة فى الصوت, بحة في الصوت (dyspnoea, frog). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | сипкавост (mealiness), дрезгавост (harshness, roughness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | chrapot. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | haeshed. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | heesheid (raucousness), raucedo (raucousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | karheus (jaggedness, roughness), käheys (raucousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | enrouement (hoarsen). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | heiserkeit (croakiness, huskiness, raucousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βραχνάδα (huskiness, raucity, raucousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | צרי"ות (huskiness), צר"ת (huskiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rekedtség (asperity of voice, huskiness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | raucedine (raucousness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | spinniag (pip, roup), peeaghaneid, peeaghane (dyspnoea, nasal congestion, stuffiness, wheeze), feoght. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oarsenesshay rãguşealã. (various references) охриплость, дисфония. (various references) tùchan (cooing as dove), carrasan. (various references) promuklost (frog in the throat, harshness). (various references) ronquera (huskiness, raucousness). (various references) ses kısıklığı, ses boğukluğu. (various references) сиплість, хрипота (frog, raucity). (various references) tình trạng khản giọng giọng kh n kh n. (various references) crygni. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "hoarseness": hoarsenesses. (additional references) | |
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"Hoarseness" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Harsiesis, hoarsness, hoaseness. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "hoarseness" (pronounced hô"rsnus) |
| 4 | -s n u s | callousness, carelessness, cautiousness, closeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, disingenuousness, fractiousness, graciousness, helplessness, homelessness, hopelessness, joblessness, lawlessness, nervousness, niceness, outrageousness, pompousness, powerlessness, rebelliousness, recklessness, restlessness, righteousness, ruthlessness, selflessness, seriousness, unconsciousness, viciousness, weightlessness. |
| 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, calmness, casualness, cavernous, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, cleverness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, eagerness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, governess, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, highness, holiness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, newness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, otherness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, possessiveness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restrictiveness, richness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, sensitiveness, separateness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, 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, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wilderness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-h-n-o-r-s-s-s" | |
-1 letter: harnesses, reseasons, seashores, seasoners. | |
-2 letters: hoarsens, rashness, reseason, seashore, seasoner, senhoras, senhores, soreness. | |
-3 letters: arenose, harness, hearses, hoarsen, noshers, reasons, reshoes, reshone, saroses, sarsens, seasons, senhora, senhors, senoras, senores, sensors, serosae, serosas, shorans, snashes. | |
-4 letters: ahorse, arseno, arsons, ashore, erases, eroses, haeres, hanses, hearse, hereon, heroes, herons, hoarse, honers, horses, nesses, nosher, noshes, ranees. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-h-n-o-r-s-s-s" | |
+1 letter: anchoresses, hoarinesses. | |
+2 letters: hoarsenesses. | |
+3 letters: marchionesses, seaworthiness, throatinesses. | |
+4 letters: asthenospheres, vaporishnesses. | |
+5 letters: airworthinesses, amorphousnesses, cholinesterases, foolhardinesses, hazardousnesses, hilariousnesses, honorablenesses, overenthusiasms, seaworthinesses, servomechanisms, softheartedness, treacherousness. | |
| 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)48 6F 61 72 73 65 6E 65 73 73 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).... --- .- .-. ... . -. . ... ... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01101111 01100001 01110010 01110011 01100101 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H o a r s e n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 006F 0061 0072 0073 0065 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)42816784857180718585 |
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