Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

civilness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
civil-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being civil.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English civil 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 civilness From civil + -ness.

Usage

Questions

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

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