Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orderliness

/ˈɔːdəlɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: or-der-li-ness
IPA: /ˈɔːdəlɪnəs/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement.

Uncountable

noun

Orderly behaviour.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Even at the busiest periods, an air of quiet orderliness pervades the hall, and the first impression gained by the traveller is one of efficiency, neatness and cleanliness."
"Voltaire had drawn on Newton to demonstrate an allegedly divine orderliness in the natural world which left no space for God's intervention in human affairs [...]."

Etymology

Etymology tree English orderly 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 orderliness From orderly + -ness.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɔːdəlɪnəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

orderlinesses (plural)

Synonyms

methodicalness order

Questions

How do you pronounce orderliness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɔːdəlɪnəs/.
What does orderliness mean?: The fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement.
Where does orderliness come from?: Etymology tree English orderly 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 orderliness From orderly + -ness.

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