wordhood

wordhood

English

Etymology

word +‎ -hood

Noun

wordhood (uncountable)

1. The quality of being a word.
   • 2009, Ben Zimmer, Mailbag Friday: "Texted"

     You can call them nonstandard, colloquial, informal, casual, slangy, or even signs of the apocalypse, but there's no reason to deny them wordhood.

Synonyms

• wordness
• wordship

Translations

Translations

Japanese: 単語性 (tangosei)

Korean: 단어성 (daneoseong)