Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distinguishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-tin-guish-ness
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being distinguishable.

Uncountable

noun

The state or quality of being distinguished.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English distinguish 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 distinguishness From distinguish + -ness.

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Questions

What does distinguishness mean?
The state or quality of being distinguishable.
Where does distinguishness come from?
Etymology tree English distinguish 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 distinguishness From distinguish + -ness.

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