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unruliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
un-ruli-ness
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being unruly.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English unruly 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 unruliness From unruly + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unrulinesses (plural)

Synonyms

fractiousness willfulness wilfulness

Questions

What does unruliness mean?
The state of being unruly.
Where does unruliness come from?
Etymology tree English unruly 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 unruliness From unruly + -ness.

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