Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scoundreldom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: scoundrel-dom
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All scoundrels or scoundrel-like activities, considered as a group

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The authorities say that he admitted to stealing as much as $50 billion, which, if true, would place him at the top of financial scoundreldom."

Etymology

Etymology tree English scoundrel Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English scoundreldom From scoundrel + -dom.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does scoundreldom mean?: All scoundrels or scoundrel-like activities, considered as a group
Where does scoundreldom come from?: Etymology tree English scoundrel Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English scoundreldom From scoundrel + -dom.

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