Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beknottedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-knot-ted-ness
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The measure or degree to which a knot is complicated, i.e., a knot's complexity; the number of times that it is necessary to pass one part of the curve of the knot projected upon a plane through another in order to untie the knot.

Uncountable

Etymology

From beknotted + -ness.

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What does beknottedness mean?
The measure or degree to which a knot is complicated, i.e., a knot's complexity; the number of times that it is necessary to pass one part of the curve of the knot projected upon a plane through another in order to untie the knot.
Where does beknottedness come from?
From beknotted + -ness.

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