Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scathingness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scathing-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being scathing.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For all his scathingness, and despite his unremitting intellect, Mr. Joyce was a romantic when it came to women."

Etymology

From scathing + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: scathing

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does scathingness mean?: The quality of being scathing.
Where does scathingness come from?: From scathing + -ness.

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