Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extemporaneousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ex-tem-po-ra-ne-ous-ness
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The degree or property of being extemporaneous.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English extemporaneous 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 extemporaneousness From extemporaneous + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does extemporaneousness mean?
The degree or property of being extemporaneous.
Where does extemporaneousness come from?
Etymology tree English extemporaneous 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 extemporaneousness From extemporaneous + -ness.

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