Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erroneousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: er-ro-neous-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being in error; the quality of being erroneous.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English erroneous 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 erroneousness From erroneous + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

erroneousnesses (plural)

Synonyms

error

Questions

What does erroneousness mean?: The state of being in error; the quality of being erroneous.
Where does erroneousness come from?: Etymology tree English erroneous 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 erroneousness From erroneous + -ness.

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