Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fractiousness

/fɹˈækʃəsnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frac-tious-ness
IPA: /fɹˈækʃəsnəs/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.

Uncountable

noun

A peevish or cranky nature.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed."

Etymology

Etymology tree English fractious 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 fractiousness From fractious + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

fractiously

Synonyms

unruliness willfulness wilfulness

Questions

How do you pronounce fractiousness?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹˈækʃəsnəs/.
What does fractiousness mean?: The quality of being fractious; trouble-making; unruliness.
Where does fractiousness come from?: Etymology tree English fractious 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 fractiousness From fractious + -ness.

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