Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tearfulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tear-ful-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being tearful.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tearful + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tearfulnesses (plural)

Synonyms

weepiness

Questions

What does tearfulness mean?
The quality of being tearful.
Where does tearfulness come from?
From tearful + -ness.

How to pronounce tearfulness

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