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crispness

/ˈkɹɪspnəs/KRISP-nuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈkɹɪspnəs/KRISP-nuhs

Meaningbeing crisp

Common meaning: the quality of being crisp

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Journey through time

  1. Latincrispus, -a, -um‘curled, wavy’
  2. Middle Englishcrispsource
  3. Englishcrisp‘firm and brittle’
  4. Englishformed in English from crispcrispness‘the quality of being crisp’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from crisp + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CRISP, p.143 · scan

Roots

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