Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

controversialness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-tro-ver-sial-ness
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being controversial.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English controversial Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English controversialness From controversial + -ness.

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What does controversialness mean?
The state or quality of being controversial.
Where does controversialness come from?
Etymology tree English controversial Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English controversialness From controversial + -ness.

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