Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

artfulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
art-ful-ness
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English artful 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 artfulness From artful + -ness.

Usage

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Questions

What does artfulness mean?
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
Where does artfulness come from?
Etymology tree English artful 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 artfulness From artful + -ness.

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