Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underinventiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-in-ven-tive-ness
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fact of being underinventive; insufficient inventiveness.

Example Sentences

"For all its silliness and underinventiveness, Rats stands no chance of being trounced by the culturally predatory Cats."

Etymology

From underinventive + -ness or under- + inventiveness.

Inflected Forms

underinventivenesses (plural)

Questions

What does underinventiveness mean?: The fact of being underinventive; insufficient inventiveness.
Where does underinventiveness come from?: From underinventive + -ness or under- + inventiveness.

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