Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disputatiousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-pu-ta-tious-ness
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being disputatious or argumentative; contentiousness.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English disputatious 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 disputatiousness From disputatious + -ness.

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What does disputatiousness mean?
The state or quality of being disputatious or argumentative; contentiousness.
Where does disputatiousness come from?
Etymology tree English disputatious 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 disputatiousness From disputatious + -ness.

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