Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adventitiousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ad-ven-ti-tious-ness
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The degree to which a thing is adventitious.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English adventitious 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 adventitiousness From adventitious + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does adventitiousness mean?
The degree to which a thing is adventitious.
Where does adventitiousness come from?
Etymology tree English adventitious 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 adventitiousness From adventitious + -ness.

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