attractiveness
/ətɹˈæktɪvnəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.25 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Given the vivacious young redhead's attractiveness, some might have assumed he had more than simply professional reasons for sheepdogging her career, but they would have been wrong. He'd seen something in her ..."
- "The plants are equally attractive when different-colored zebrinas are trained on a fan-shaped or rectangular trellis. The rose-colored flowers, of which new ones blossom each morning, add to the attractiveness of this viny, succulent herb."
Etymology
Etymology tree English attractive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 attractiveness From attractive + -ness.
Usage
Inflected Forms
Phrases
market attractiveness
physical attractiveness