Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offensiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: of-fen-sive-ness
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being offensive.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some slurs like “slut” and “retard” vary in their perceived offensiveness to those polled, but also include some incredibly offensive words like the “N-word.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English offensive 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 offensiveness From offensive + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

offensivenesses (plural)

Synonyms

odiousness distastefulness

Questions

What does offensiveness mean?: The quality of being offensive.
Where does offensiveness come from?: Etymology tree English offensive 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 offensiveness From offensive + -ness.

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