Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deceptiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: de-cep-tive-ness
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the state or quality of being deceptive

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English deceptive 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 deceptiveness From deceptive + -ness.

Usage

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Synonyms

duplicity fraudulence trickery deceit deceitfulness deceptiveness dissimulation fraudulency perfidy underhandedness

Questions

What does deceptiveness mean?: the state or quality of being deceptive
Where does deceptiveness come from?: Etymology tree English deceptive 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 deceptiveness From deceptive + -ness.

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