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grimness

/ˈɡɹɪmnəs/GRIM-nuhs
/ˈɡɹɪmnəs/GRIM-nuhs

Meaningthe state or quality of being grim

Common meaning: the state or quality of being grim (inferred)

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgram‘angry, furious, hostile’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishgrimsource
  3. Englishgrim‘stern or bleak’
  4. Englishformed in English from grimgrimness‘the state or quality of being grim (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being grim. It can be inferred from any of: grim.

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.
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Origin: Formed in English from grim + -ness (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • gram Old English · source word “angry, furious, hostile”

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