bareness

== English == === Etymology === From bare +‎ -ness. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɛə.nəs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɛɚ.nəs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbeː.nəs/ (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈbeə.nəs/ (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /ˈbiə.nəs/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈbeɹ.nəs/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɜː(ɹ).nəs/ Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)nəs === Noun === bareness (countable and uncountable, plural barenesses) The state of being bare. === Anagrams === Bernases, bearness