Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

authoritativeness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
au-thor-i-ta-tive-ness
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of possessing authority.

Uncountable

noun

The quality of trustworthiness and reliability.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English authoritative 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 authoritativeness From authoritative + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does authoritativeness mean?
The quality of possessing authority.
Where does authoritativeness come from?
Etymology tree English authoritative 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 authoritativeness From authoritative + -ness.

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