markedness

About 0.24 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The quality of a word, form or phoneme that is considered to be more complicated, less natural or stranger than the usual form.

   Using the word "comedienne" instead of "comedian" can be seen as an example of markedness.

Similar words

markedness constraint phonemicness unmarkedness moreness massness complexness phonemicity distinguishness tenseness meaness

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