Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonresponsiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-re-spon-sive-ness
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of responsiveness, as to a medicine; the quality or condition of being nonresponsive.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Tiring of the nonresponsiveness of the colonial leaders, who were mainly concerned with protecting the interests of the wealthier planters in the lowcountry and honoring the terms of the Proclamation of 1763, and the ineffectiveness of a judicial system too weak to offer legal protections, the Regulators took matters into their own hands."

Etymology

From non- + responsiveness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does nonresponsiveness mean?: Lack of responsiveness, as to a medicine; the quality or condition of being nonresponsive.
Where does nonresponsiveness come from?: From non- + responsiveness.

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