Speakur

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expressiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
ex-pres-sive-ness
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or degree of being expressive.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English expressive 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 expressiveness From expressive + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

expressivenesses (plural)

Synonyms

expressivity

Antonyms

unexpressiveness

Questions

What does expressiveness mean?
The quality or degree of being expressive.
Where does expressiveness come from?
Etymology tree English expressive 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 expressiveness From expressive + -ness.

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