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Meaning of "scrawniness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCRAWNINESS

scrawniness  [ˈskrɔːnɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCRAWNINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scrawniness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCRAWNINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scrawniness in the English dictionary

The definition of scrawniness in the dictionary is the state of being very thin and bony; scragginess.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCRAWNINESS


canniness
ˈkænɪnɪs
graininess
ˈɡreɪnɪnɪs
Guinness
ˈɡɪnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
horniness
ˈhɔːnɪnɪs
looniness
ˈluːnɪnɪs
luniness
ˈluːnɪnɪs
mooniness
ˈmuːnɪnɪs
phoniness
ˈfəʊnɪnɪs
puniness
ˈpjuːnɪnɪs
runniness
ˈrʌnɪnɪs
shininess
ˈʃaɪnɪnɪs
skinniness
ˈskɪnɪnɪs
spininess
ˈspaɪnɪnɪs
stoniness
ˈstəʊnɪnɪs
sunniness
ˈsʌnɪnɪs
tawniness
ˈtɔːnɪnɪs
thorniness
ˈθɔːnɪnɪs
whininess
ˈwaɪnɪnɪs
zaniness
ˈzeɪnɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCRAWNINESS

scratchingly
scratchless
scratchplate
scratchy
scrattle
scrauch
scraugh
scraw
scrawl
scrawler
scrawlingly
scrawly
scrawm
scrawnier
scrawniest
scrawnily
scrawny
scrawp
scray
scraye

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCRAWNINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
show business
timeliness
trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of scrawniness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scrawniness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCRAWNINESS

Find out the translation of scrawniness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scrawniness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scrawniness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

scrawniness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flacura
570 millions of speakers

English

scrawniness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scrawniness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهزال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

scrawniness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

magreza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scrawniness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maigreur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scrawniness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scrawniness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scrawniness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scrawniness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scrawniness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scrawniness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scrawniness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खिन्नता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scrawniness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scrawniness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scrawniness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

scrawniness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scrawniness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scrawniness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scrawniness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scrawniness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scrawniness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scrawniness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRAWNINESS»

The term «scrawniness» is used very little and occupies the 191.459 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRAWNINESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scrawniness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scrawniness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scrawniness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRAWNINESS»

Discover the use of scrawniness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scrawniness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Paradise: Inspired by a True Story of Survival
My body shrank back to scrawniness — a tough scrawniness. Every ounce of me was filled with pure determination to keep on, to somehow bring Pierrette and myself back to France. I came out of the dark woods carrying my day's kill, three ...
Joan Elizabeth Goodman, 2006
2
Stand:
He had passed through slimness and skinniness, had traveled through scrawniness. He was now poised on some metaphoric (or metabolic) fence between scrawniness and emaciation. He had grown a beard and it was actually rather striking ...
Stephen KING, 2014
3
Living in Jesus
We do not want to stay in that state of “bad-witness” scrawniness. There's a sumptuous solution to our scrawniness! It does not require we save our quarters; it's inexpensive as well as fun! What in the world am I talking about? It's this. You are ...
Marilyn Meberg, 2003
4
More Stately Mansions
Her face is small, heart- shaped, olive-complected, astonishingly youthful, with only the first tracing of wrinkles about the eyes and mouth, a foreshadowing of sagging flesh under the chin, and of scrawniness in the neck. It is framed by a mass ...
Eugene O'Neill, Martha Gilman Bower, 1988
5
Then Came You: A Novel
Her eyebrows were so faint they were almost invisible. She had stubby lashes, mottled pink skin, and an unfortunate case of acne . . . but she was filling out a bit, losing some of her scrawniness and starting to look a little more like the plump ...
Jennifer Weiner, 2012
6
Love/imperfect: Stories
There before wheeling free was dangerous. She turned over on her stomach and watched him now, playing at the ocean's edge. He still looked good at forty, having filled out in the years since he had left her. Scrawniness had been the style ...
Christopher T. Leland, 2011
7
German Voices: Memories of Life during Hitler's Third Reich
... both of whom were turned into caricatures with relative ease, even in public. Derogatory remarks about Goebbels's clubfoot, physical scrawniness, and heated, hyperbolic rhetoric abounded. My step-grandfather, a brave blacksmith, was the ...
Frederic C. Tubach, 2011
8
Ostrich
The remembered words impressed Everett as profound, prophetic. Ev had been a chunky, responsible child and had developed into a portly, reliable young man. Scrawniness and irresponsibility were attributes the Crumes managed to avoid.
Michael A. Thomas, 2000
9
Thomas Hardy
The thrush's scrawniness is particularized, asserting a physical presence which gives good cover for symbolism, but appearances are preserved, the threshold is not crossed, animal privacy is not penetrated. The human imagination is trying ...
Harold Bloom, 2009
10
The Mountaintop: A Family Odyssey
But it didn't take long for all the scrawniness and red bruising to go away, and Lisa grew into a very cute little baby. one thing i knew for certain, i would never treat my child or children the way my mother treated me. i had no baby furniture, so i ...
Ruth E. Rodgers, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRAWNINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scrawniness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
7 Movies From Our Childhood That Mixed Animation And Live …
And even though her insane curves kind of made me feel insecure about my scrawniness as a kid, I'm happy Jessica was able to give girls watching a (slightly) ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
2
An Eastern Mystic
After giving birth, his mother, embarrassed by his scrawniness, tried to persuade a nurse to add six ounces to his weight. He attended the best private schools ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
3
Body By ROTC
But, feeling fed up with the biting jabs about our scrawniness at writers' meetings, we recently sought the help and advice of one of the fittest people on campus: ... «Harvard Crimson, Feb 15»
4
Taylor Swift's '1989' Heading Back to No. 1
His scrawniness, if you want to accept that exaggeration, makes it all the more confounding when such a rich, deep voice erupts from a 21-year-old baby face. «Hollywood Reporter, Jan 15»
5
The Bellowing, British Blues of 'Budapest' Singer George Ezra
His scrawniness, if you want to accept that exaggeration, makes it all the more confounding when such a rich, deep voice erupts from a 21-year-old baby face. «Hollywood Reporter, Jan 15»
6
Ellen in Pieces by Caroline Adderson: review
... man-boy in his 20s who prefers the soft ampleness of a generous woman in a long loose skirt to the tight scrawniness of fitness freaks in yoga bondage-wear. «Toronto Star, Aug 14»
7
Jose Canseco offers to help Justin Bieber 'with his life problems'
The disgraced former baseball star tweeted Thursday, "I am in Canada and would like to help @justinbieber with his life problems and scrawniness.". «Los Angeles Times, Jun 14»
8
Ad of the Day: Southern Comfort Finds a Crazy New Hero in 'Young …
Described by the brand as an “accomplished bartending journeyman,” the next-gen Southern Comfort Man has the scrawniness (and predilection for ... «Adweek, Jun 14»
9
'The Challenge' Predictions: Jordan & Laurel Are So On Their Way …
In the past two missions, Preston has proven that he won't let his scrawniness hold him back. In the Bounce Out mission, he helped his team score a goal, and ... «Bustle, May 14»
10
Best 5 Acts of Coachella Weekend 2, Day 1
But don't let the their scrawniness and bucket hats fool you, their set had the crowd on their feet dancing and singing along. Winterfield got jiggy on stage and ... «The Bottom Line, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Scrawniness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/scrawniness>. Apr 2024 ».
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