Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dismissiveness

/dɪsˈmɪsɪvnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: dis-mis-sive-ness
IPA: /dɪsˈmɪsɪvnəs/

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being dismissive.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And then with an infuriating dismissiveness, the marquess continued his slow walk down the hall."

Etymology

Etymology tree English dismissive 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 dismissiveness From dismissive + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce dismissiveness?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈmɪsɪvnəs/.
What does dismissiveness mean?: The quality of being dismissive.
Where does dismissiveness come from?: Etymology tree English dismissive 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 dismissiveness From dismissive + -ness.

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