fricativeness
The state or condition of being fricativeThe state or condition of being fricative.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The state or condition of being fricative.
More definitions
- (phonetics) The quality of being produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality, as the English /f/ and /s/.
Origin
From fricative + -ness.From fricative + -ness.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable