Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teacherness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: teach-er-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being a teacher who is proficient at teaching

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Methods of staffing and staff utilization in most public schools suggest that there is a quality—called "teacherness," perhaps—which, when a person becomes a teacher, overrides all his individuating qualities."
"How to motivate and uplift the pupils? It is indeed here that the "teacherness" of a teacher is at least; it is here that his individuality asserts."
"The Wongs had saved my self-esteem and graciously showed me the path to great teacherness."

Etymology

From teacher + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: teacher

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

teacherlessness

Questions

What does teacherness mean?: The quality of being a teacher who is proficient at teaching
Where does teacherness come from?: From teacher + -ness.

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