How do you pronounce nearsightedness?

The recorded pronunciation is /nɪəɹˈsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/.

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nearsightedness

/nɪəɹˈsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

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nearsightednesses (plural)

How do you pronounce nearsightedness?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɪəɹˈsaɪ.tɪd.nəs/.
What does nearsightedness mean?: The property of being nearsighted, myopia.
Where does nearsightedness come from?: Etymology tree English nearsighted 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 nearsightedness From nearsighted + -ness.

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