Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

explosiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
ex-plo-sive-ness
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being explosive.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English explosive 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 explosiveness From explosive + -ness.

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Questions

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

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