Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corrosiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
cor-ro-sive-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or property of corroding or being corrosive, of eating away or disintegrating; acrimony.

Uncountable

noun

Such property in some immaterial agent.

Uncountable

noun

Some property characteristic of a corrosive substance, as its taste.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English corrosive 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 corrosiveness From corrosive + -ness.

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Questions

What does corrosiveness mean?
The quality or property of corroding or being corrosive, of eating away or disintegrating; acrimony.
Where does corrosiveness come from?
Etymology tree English corrosive 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 corrosiveness From corrosive + -ness.

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