Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hastiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: hasti-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being hasty.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But before al of them were assembled to begin their sports, there came a fellow, who being out of breath (or seeming so to be for haste) with humble hastines told Basilius, that his Mistres, the Lady Cecropia, had sent him to excuse the mischance of her beastes ranging in that dãgerous sort, being happened by the folly of the keeper; […]"

Etymology

From Middle English hastynes; equivalent to hasty + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: hastynes
Suffix: hasty

Usage

Inflected Forms

hastinesses (plural)

Synonyms

haste hurry hurriedness precipitation

Questions

What does hastiness mean?: The characteristic of being hasty.
Where does hastiness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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