Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fickleness

/fˈɪkəlnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: fick-le-ness
IPA: /fˈɪkəlnəs/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being fickle.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English fikelnesse, equivalent to fickle + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: fikelnesse
Suffix: fickle

Usage

Inflected Forms

ficklenesses (plural)

Synonyms

faithlessness falseness inconstancy

Questions

How do you pronounce fickleness?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɪkəlnəs/.
What does fickleness mean?: The quality of being fickle.
Where does fickleness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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