Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

controllingness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-trol-ling-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being controlling.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She married not only despite his controllingness, but partially because of it. Lacking belief in herself, she unconsciously sought a partner who would "take over" for her."

Etymology

From controlling + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: controlling

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does controllingness mean?: The quality of being controlling.
Where does controllingness come from?: From controlling + -ness.

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