Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elaborateness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: elab-o-rate-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being elaborate

Uncountable

noun

Something elaborate

Countable

Example Sentences

"There has always been an affinity between musical comedy and the gay male sensibility. Maybe it is the elaborateness of the ambiance and the settings, a sort of triumph of form over content to express emotions which gay men have learned to keep quiet."

Etymology

Etymology tree English elaborate 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 elaborateness From elaborate + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

elaboratenesses (plural)

Synonyms

ornateness elaboration intricacy involution

Questions

What does elaborateness mean?: The state of being elaborate
Where does elaborateness come from?: Etymology tree English elaborate 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 elaborateness From elaborate + -ness.

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