Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

directedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
di-rect-ed-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being directed.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English directed 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 directedness From directed + -ness.

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Questions

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

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