Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iron-fistedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: iron--fist-ed-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of heavy-handedness

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And the consequence is the iron-fistedness of most of our rulers and of all too many of the ruled - including, in particular, every militant political group."

Etymology

From iron-fisted + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: iron-fisted

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ironfistedness (alternative)

Synonyms

heavy-handedness

Questions

What does iron-fistedness mean?: Synonym of heavy-handedness
Where does iron-fistedness come from?: From iron-fisted + -ness.

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