Definitions For Markedness

Noun

MARKEDNESS (plural es) (linguistics) The quality of a word, form or phoneme that is considered to be more complicated, less natural or stranger than the usual form. : Using the word "comedienne" instead of "comedian" can be seen as an example of markedness.

Etymology

marked + ness

Is Markedness a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
19

The word Markedness is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Markedness in a Sentence

  • He speaks with a marked accent.
  • There was a marked change in her attitude.
  • There's been a marked improvement in the weather.

Antonyms for Markedness

inconspicuous
unemphatic
unflamboyant
unnoticeable
unobtrusive
unremarkable
unshowy
Words that Start with Markedness
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