Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

expertness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: ex-pert-ness
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being expert: high proficiency, high skill.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I had […] armed myself with a revolver, in the use of which I finally reached a certain degree of expertness from frequent practice."
"Not only must she receive unheard-of personal favors and spiritual graces from her Saviour, but she must immediately write about them and exploiter them professionally, and use her expertness to give instruction to those less privileged."

Etymology

Etymology tree English expert 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 expertness From expert + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

expertnesses (plural)

Synonyms

expertise mastery masterfulness mastership

Questions

What does expertness mean?: The state of being expert: high proficiency, high skill.
Where does expertness come from?: Etymology tree English expert 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 expertness From expert + -ness.

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