squareness
English
Etymology
From Middle English squareness; equivalent to square + -ness.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskwɛə.nəs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈskwɛɚ.nəs/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈskweː.nəs/
- (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈskweə.nəs/
- (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈskwiə.nəs/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈskweɹ.nəs/
- (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈskwɜː(ɹ).nəs/
- Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)nəs
Noun
squareness (usually uncountable, plural squarenesses)
- The condition of being square