Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fearsomeness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fear-some-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being fearsome.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Of all the naturalists to choose to make a victim! Mr. Irwin, of course, had gained celebrity engaging with unwieldy and lethal reptiles as if they were, on a scale of fearsomeness, roughly equivalent to a table of society matrons at tea."

Etymology

From fearsome + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fearsome

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does fearsomeness mean?: The state or condition of being fearsome.
Where does fearsomeness come from?: From fearsome + -ness.

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