Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fastidiousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
fas-tid-i-ous-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being fastidious.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English fastidious 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 fastidiousness From fastidious + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does fastidiousness mean?
The quality of being fastidious.
Where does fastidiousness come from?
Etymology tree English fastidious 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 fastidiousness From fastidious + -ness.

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