Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

communicativeness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-mu-nica-tive-ness
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being communicative.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Her brief spurt of communicativeness lapsed suddenly, as if these market-values of her goods might be telling too much about herself."

Etymology

Etymology tree English communicative 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 communicativeness From communicative + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does communicativeness mean?: The state or quality of being communicative.
Where does communicativeness come from?: Etymology tree English communicative 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 communicativeness From communicative + -ness.

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