Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fecklessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
feck-less-ness
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being feckless.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English feckless 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 fecklessness From feckless + -ness.

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Questions

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

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