unfairness
/ʌnˈfɛɚnəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The reason why fairness in taxation matters is institutionalized unfairness rots society from the inside, and the social order and economy eventually collapse."
- "That this woman was Chip's little sister, Denise—i.e., was the only attractive young woman on the planet whom he was neither permitted nor inclined to feast his eyes on and imagine having sex with—seemed to him just the latest unfairness in a long morning of unfairnesses."
Etymology
Etymology tree English unfair 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 unfairness From unfair + -ness.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ʌnˈfɛɚnəs/
- British English: /ʌnˈfɛənəs/