Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

well-meaningness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: well-mean-ing-ness
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, quality, or condition of being well-meaning.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some spirited brilliancy, some persistent generosity (other than the guzzle's flash of it), might soften him; something sweeter than the slow animal well-meaningness his placable brethren point his attention to."
"And in the face of the general proposition that nothing can be used aright until its purpose is known, the man who uses anything at all without such knowledge is acting blindly. He may mean well, but well-meaningness is not a substitute for knowledge of purpose."
"He is certainly aware to a certain extent that some of what is being “accounted” is slanted in the general direction of American “well-meaningness.”"

Etymology

From well-meaning + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: well-meaning

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does well-meaningness mean?: The state, quality, or condition of being well-meaning.
Where does well-meaningness come from?: From well-meaning + -ness.

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