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squeakiness

squeakiness

4.0
A tendency to make a short high sound when something moves
  • noun
  • /ˈskwiːkɪnəs/
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  • The violin's squeakiness was due to the beginner's lack of technique.

Examples

  • I noticed the squeakiness of her shoes as she walked.

  • The squeakiness of the old door was annoying.

  • He was embarrassed by the squeakiness of his new shoes on the polished floor.

  • The squeakiness of the door annoyed everyone in the office.

  • The old floorboards had a certain squeakiness that made the house feel charming.

  • He noticed the squeakiness of the door when it opened, revealing a hidden room.

  • The children laughed at the squeakiness of the toy as they pressed its buttons.

Synonyms

screeching
vssqueakiness
58 3.3

A very loud high sound that hurts your ears

is a quieter tendency to give short high-pitched noises rather than loud piercing ones
creaking
vssqueakiness
42 3.4

A long high sound that things make when they move or bend

is the general quality of producing high short noises rather than long groaning sounds
squeak
vssqueakiness
22 1.9

A short high sound that things make when they move or rub

is a general tendency to produce short high-pitched noises rather than single sounds
shrillness
vssqueakiness
1 5.6

A high, sharp sound from a voice or alarm that hurts your ears

is a tendency to make short high-pitched noises rather than sharp piercing tones
shrilling
vssqueakiness
7.4

A long, very high sound that hurts the ears

is the tendency to produce brief high-pitched noises rather than sustained piercing sounds
creakiness
vssqueakiness
5.4

A short high noise or stiff feeling when something old and stiff moves

is about the sound quality itself rather than the aged or stiff condition

Antonyms

silence
660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

quietness
7 1.0

A lack of noise or disturbance in a place

How Squeaky

shrillness
1 5.6
squeakiness
4.0

Surface Forms

squeakiness singular
squeakinesses plural

Morphology

squeakiness = squeaky (transparent) = squeak + y + ness

The formation 'squeaky' (squeak + -y) and then 'squeakiness' (squeaky + -ness) are regular, so the immediate derivation is clear to learners.

Etymology

Squeakiness comes from squeak, a word that copies the short, high sound a mouse, door, or shoe makes, plus -ness which makes a word mean a 'state' or 'quality'. So, squeakiness is the 'quality' of making that high, thin sound.