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Definition: Togetherness |
TogethernessNoun1. Affectionate closeness. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Screenplays | I think we have a slight togetherness shortfall here. (Drop the Dead Donkey; writing credit: Andy Hamilton; Guy Jenkin) We want a universal level of togetherness, where we're comfortable with everyone. (Human Traffic; writing credit: Justin Kerrigan) | |
Lyrics | Of the togetherness that seems to be leavin' me (How Much I Feel; performing artist: Ambrosia) Togetherness, well it's all i'm after (I'll be There; performing artist: Mariah Carey) Blissfulness, togetherness (Love Hurts; performing artist: NAZARETH) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Togetherness (1970) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Togetherness -- Geneva style. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Togetherness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Togetherness" is used about 70 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% | 70 | 39,981 |
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 |
togetherness | 18 |
quote togetherness | 3 |
family togetherness | 3 |
poem togetherness | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "togetherness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | وحدة (collective, community, identity, isolation, loneliness, oneness, singularity, solitude, unit, unity), زمالة (colleaguesmanship, fellowship, friendship). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 统一性 (Oneness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | soudržnost (coherence, cohesion, solidarity, tenacity), jednotnost (oneness, unanimity, uniformity, unity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | yhteenkuuluvuuden tunne (feeling of togetherness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | unité, camaraderie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | zusammengehörigkeit (identity, unity), einheit (device, integrity, oneness, outfit, standard, unit, unity, whole), beisamsein. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σύμπνοια (harmony). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | közösséghez ragaszkodás, közösségben élés, egymáshoz ragaszkodás, együttlét (coexistence), összetartozás (inhesion), összetartás (cohesion, convergence, esprit de corps, solidarity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kebersamaan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | cooidjaghtys (companionship). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ogethernesstay близость (closeness, congeniality, consanguinity, dearness, impendence, nearness, neighborhood, neighbourhood, propinquity, proximity, vicinity). (various references) združenost. (various references) birliktelik, beraberlik (coalescence, cooperation, Deuce, equalization, solidarity, tie, tie up, unity). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "togetherness": togethernesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "togetherness" (pronounced tuge"thernus) |
| 5 | -th er n u s | otherness. |
| 4 | -er n u s | bitterness, cavernous, cleverness, eagerness, governess, tenderness, wilderness. |
| 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, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, 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, dryness, dullness, 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, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, 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, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, 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, 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, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, 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, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-e-g-h-n-o-r-s-s-t-t" | |
-3 letters: estrogens, heteroses, honestest, otherness, shoetrees, strengths, strongest. | |
-4 letters: esthetes, estrogen, estrones, ethnoses, genettes, ghettoes, greenest, greenths, honester, rosettes, senhores, serenest, sheerest, sheeters, shoetree, shortens, shortest, songster, stentors, sternest, strength, teethers, together. | |
-5 letters: engross, entrees, esthete, estrone, ethenes, ethoses, geneses, genette, gerents, getters, ghettos, gorhens, greenth, heteros, hornets, horstes, hotness, nesters, nestors, netters, noshers. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-e-g-h-n-o-r-s-s-t-t" | |
+2 letters: togethernesses. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01101111 01100111 01100101 01110100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T o g e t h e r n e s s |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 006F 0067 0065 0074 0068 0065 0072 006E 0065 0073 0073 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)548173718674718480718585 |
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