Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timeliness

/ˈtaɪm.li.nəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
time-li-ness
IPA
/ˈtaɪm.li.nəs/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being timely.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English timely Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English timeliness From timely + -ness.

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How do you pronounce timeliness?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtaɪm.li.nəs/.
What does timeliness mean?
The state of being timely.
Where does timeliness come from?
Etymology tree English timely Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English timeliness From timely + -ness.

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