Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reckfulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: reck-ful-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being reckful or careful; heedfulness; caution.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Edward the Fourth reclining luxuriously upon his tottering throne, like a child lulled by its rocking, displaying that rare combination of deep duplicity and heartless gaiety which so seldom exist together, the reckfulness of the one being like a noxious vapour to the recklessness of the other: […]"
"When you reply that your reckfulness can be taken as read, he'll confide: 'I know, I know. I'm talking to myself.'"

Etymology

From reckful + -ness. Compare recklessness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: reckful

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does reckfulness mean?: The state or quality of being reckful or careful; heedfulness; caution.
Where does reckfulness come from?: From reckful + -ness. Compare recklessness.

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