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retheness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retheness
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The character, state, or condition of being rethe; fierceness; wildness; roughness; harshness; sternness; cruelty.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English rethnes, from Old English rēþnes (“fierceness, rage, cruelty, severity, zeal, savageness, ferocity, harshness, storminess”), equivalent to rethe + -ness. Cognate with Scots rethnas (“retheness”).

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What does retheness mean?
The character, state, or condition of being rethe; fierceness; wildness; roughness; harshness; sternness; cruelty.
Where does retheness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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