Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enviousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-vi-ous-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being envious.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English envious 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 enviousness From envious + -ness.

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Questions

What does enviousness mean?
The state of being envious.
Where does enviousness come from?
Etymology tree English envious 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 enviousness From envious + -ness.

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