Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hostileness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hos-tile-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being hostile.

Uncountable

Etymology

From hostile + -ness.

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Questions

What does hostileness mean?
The quality of being hostile.
Where does hostileness come from?
From hostile + -ness.

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