Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

craftiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
crafti-ness
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Skill in deception, slyness.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English crafty 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 craftiness From crafty + -ness.

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Questions

What does craftiness mean?
Skill in deception, slyness.
Where does craftiness come from?
Etymology tree English crafty 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 craftiness From crafty + -ness.

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