Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abrasiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: abra-sive-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The only abrasivenesses in her stories are the ones she deliberately puts there to be smoothed away as her fictional children progress towards the desired conclusion – so that she can begin another story and do the same thing all over again."

Etymology

Etymology tree English abrasive 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 abrasiveness From abrasive + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

abrasivenesses (plural)

Synonyms

harshness scratchiness

Questions

What does abrasiveness mean?: The property, quality or instance of being abrasive.
Where does abrasiveness come from?: Etymology tree English abrasive 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 abrasiveness From abrasive + -ness.

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