Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ultroneity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ul-trone-ity
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being ultroneous.

Archaic; Uncountable

noun

Ultroneous behaviour.

Archaic; Countable

Example Sentences

"[…] but it is now held that the mere fact of the ultroneity of a witness, i.e. his offering his testimony without citation, is not of itself a barrier to his admissibility."
"Notwithstanding that admonition, they do choose to answer; and, in so doing, they evince ultroneity to a degree that is highly suspicious."

Etymology

From ultrone(ous) + -ity, from Latin ultroneitas.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ultroneitas
Suffix: ultroneous

Usage

Inflected Forms

ultroneities (plural)

Questions

What does ultroneity mean?: The quality of being ultroneous.
Where does ultroneity come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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