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wordhood

wordhood noun: the quality of being a word.

Noun

wordhood (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being a word.
    • You can call them nonstandard, colloquial, informal, casual, slangy, or even signs of the apocalypse, but there's no reason to deny them wordhood.2009, Ben Zimmer, Mailbag Friday: "Texted"
    Synonyms:
    wordness, wordship

Synonyms of wordhood

Origin of wordhood

From word + -hood.

Questions about wordhood

What does wordhood mean?
Wordhood means the quality of being a word.
What part of speech is wordhood?
Wordhood is a noun.

Words near wordhood in the dictionary

  1. wordfuls
  2. wordgame
  3. wordgames
  4. wordhoard
  5. wordhoards
  6. wordhood
  7. Wordian
  8. wordie
  9. wordier
  10. wordies
  11. wordiest

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