Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adroitness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: adroit-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Skillfulness or ease of ability.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English adroit 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 adroitness From adroit + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

adroitnesses (plural)

Derived Forms

unadroitness

Synonyms

adeptness deftness facility quickness

Questions

What does adroitness mean?: Skillfulness or ease of ability.
Where does adroitness come from?: Etymology tree English adroit 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 adroitness From adroit + -ness.

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