Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naïveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: naive-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of naiveness.

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Etymology

Etymology tree English naïve Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English naïveness From naïve + -ness.

Usage

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Questions

What does naïveness mean?: Alternative spelling of naiveness.
Where does naïveness come from?: Etymology tree English naïve Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English naïveness From naïve + -ness.

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