Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

progressiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables
pro-gres-sive-ness
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being progressive

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English progressive 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 progressiveness From progressive + -ness.

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Questions

What does progressiveness mean?
The quality of being progressive
Where does progressiveness come from?
Etymology tree English progressive 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 progressiveness From progressive + -ness.

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