Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kiasuness

/ˈkjɑːsuːnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ki-a-suness
IPA: /ˈkjɑːsuːnəs/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being kiasu (overly competitive and afraid to lose out).

Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

kiasu + -ness, from Hokkien 驚輸／惊输 (kiaⁿ-su, “afraid to lose out”)

Word Breakdown

Root: -
Suffix: kiasu

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce kiasuness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkjɑːsuːnəs/.
What does kiasuness mean?: The quality of being kiasu (overly competitive and afraid to lose out).
Where does kiasuness come from?: kiasu + -ness, from Hokkien 驚輸／惊输 (kiaⁿ-su, “afraid to lose out”)

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