Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

furtiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
furtive-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being furtive.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English furtive 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 furtiveness From furtive + -ness.

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Questions

What does furtiveness mean?
The quality of being furtive.
Where does furtiveness come from?
Etymology tree English furtive 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 furtiveness From furtive + -ness.

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