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ill-favouredness

/ɪlˈfeɪvɚdnɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
il-l--favoured-ness
IPA
/ɪlˈfeɪvɚdnɪs/
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being ill-favoured; ugliness.

British usage; Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ill-favoured + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪlˈfeɪvɚdnɪs/
  • British English: /ɪlˈfeɪvədnɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ill-favoredness (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ill-favouredness?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪlˈfeɪvɚdnɪs/.
What does ill-favouredness mean?
The quality of being ill-favoured; ugliness.
Where does ill-favouredness come from?
From ill-favoured + -ness.

How to pronounce ill-favouredness

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