Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intentiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ten-tive-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Closeness of attention; attentiveness; concentration.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"With these few statements on the purely temporal extendedness of mental life, let us now focus on its intentiveness."

Etymology

From intentive + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: intentive

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does intentiveness mean?: Closeness of attention; attentiveness; concentration.
Where does intentiveness come from?: From intentive + -ness.

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