Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stand-aloneness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: stand-alone-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being stand-alone, independent or self-explanatory.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The first essential characteristic of a strategic decision is stand-aloneness, which means that the decision is independent of other decisions."
"It is precisely Falstaff's stand-aloneness which can make Shakespeare lift him out of the Lancastrian period and transport him to Elizabethan Windsor."
"The conventional wisdom tells us that in the world of mass magazines, so-called stand-alones are a thing of the past. Not so in the world of opinion journals, where stand-aloneness seems to be something of a necessary condition."

Etymology

From stand-alone + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: stand-alone

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

self-sufficiency

Frequently Paired Words

autonomy independence self-sufficiency

Questions

What does stand-aloneness mean?: The condition of being stand-alone, independent or self-explanatory.
Where does stand-aloneness come from?: From stand-alone + -ness.

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