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drunkenness

/ˈdɹʌŋkənnəs/DRUHNG-kuhn-nuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈdɹʌŋkənnəs/DRUHNG-kuhn-nuhs

Meaningthe state of being drunken

Common meaning: being drunk

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdruncen‘having drunk’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdronkensource
  3. Englishdrunken‘intoxicated by alcohol’
  4. Englishformed in English from drunkendrunkenness‘being drunk’ · 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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • 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 drunken + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DRUNKEN, p.181 · scan

Source words

  • druncen Old English · source word “having drunk”

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