Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wholeness

/hˈoʊlnɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
whole-ness
IPA
/hˈoʊlnɪs/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being whole.

Uncountable

noun

The entirety, the whole thing as opposed to part.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From Middle English holnesse, holnes, from Old English hālnes (“wholeness”), equivalent to whole + -ness.

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How do you pronounce wholeness?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈoʊlnɪs/.
What does wholeness mean?
The quality of being whole.
Where does wholeness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce wholeness

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