Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laboriousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
la-bo-ri-ous-ness
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being laborious.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English laborious 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 laboriousness From laborious + -ness.

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Questions

What does laboriousness mean?
The condition of being laborious.
Where does laboriousness come from?
Etymology tree English laborious 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 laboriousness From laborious + -ness.

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