Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

benightedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-night-ed-ness
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being benighted.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Although it falls under the rubric of “Masterpiece Classic” (as opposed to the Contemporary or Mystery divisions), it holds no interest in shifting any impressions of benightedness."

Etymology

From benighted + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: benighted

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does benightedness mean?: The quality of being benighted.
Where does benightedness come from?: From benighted + -ness.

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