Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fragileness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: frag-ile-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being fragile.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The slender sculpture's beauty was enhanced by its apparent fragileness."

Etymology

From fragile + -ness. Piecewise doublet of frailness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fragile

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

fragility

Questions

What does fragileness mean?: The property of being fragile.
Where does fragileness come from?: From fragile + -ness. Piecewise doublet of frailness.

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