Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carefulness

/kˈɛɹfəlnˌɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: care-ful-ness
IPA: /kˈɛɹfəlnˌɛs/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being careful.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English carfulnes (“care, anxiety, a charge, cure of souls, solicitude, carefulness, curiousness, curiosity”), equivalent to careful + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *ǵeh₂r-, carfulnes
Suffix: careful

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

carefulnesses (plural)

Synonyms

caution cautiousness

Questions

How do you pronounce carefulness?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɛɹfəlnˌɛs/.
What does carefulness mean?: The state of being careful.
Where does carefulness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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