leanness
/ˈliːnnəs/noun
leanness is spelled L-E-A-N-N-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leanness means “The property of being lean, without excess or fat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in leanness?
| Letters | 8: L-E-A-N-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is leanness?
Leanness appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce leanness?
- /ˈliːnnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-leanness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does leanness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of being lean, without excess or fat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does leanness come from?
From Middle English lenenesse, equivalent to lean + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).