Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contradictoriness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-tra-dic-tori-ness
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being contradictory.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The contradictoriness and multifacetedness of identity is a constant theme in a play which deals so centrally with ideas of plays, illusion, rôle-playing and theatricality."

Etymology

Etymology tree English contradictory 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 contradictoriness From contradictory + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

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

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