Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demandingness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-mand-ing-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being demanding.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The Buddhist concept of tanha, for example — roughly translated as “blind demandingness” — encapsulates many tenets of R.E.B.T. and points the way toward emotional equanimity: stop asking more of the universe than it can possibly deliver."

Etymology

Etymology tree English demanding 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 demandingness From demanding + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

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

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