Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contingentness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-tin-gent-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being contingent.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English contingent 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 contingentness From contingent + -ness.

Usage

Questions

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

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