Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doltishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
doltish-ness
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being doltish.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English doltish 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 doltishness From doltish + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does doltishness mean?
The characteristic of being doltish.
Where does doltishness come from?
Etymology tree English doltish 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 doltishness From doltish + -ness.

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