Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

betweenness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
be-tween-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being between.

Uncountable

noun

A measure of the number of geodesic paths through a node or edge.

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English between 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 betweenness From between + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

betweennesses (plural)

Derived Forms

nonbetweenness

Synonyms

betweenhood betwixtness

Questions

What does betweenness mean?
The state or quality of being between.
Where does betweenness come from?
Etymology tree English between 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 betweenness From between + -ness.

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