Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graciousness

/ɡɹˈeɪʃəsnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
gra-cious-ness
IPA
/ɡɹˈeɪʃəsnəs/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being gracious.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English gracious 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 graciousness From gracious + -ness.

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How do you pronounce graciousness?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈeɪʃəsnəs/.
What does graciousness mean?
The state of being gracious.
Where does graciousness come from?
Etymology tree English gracious 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 graciousness From gracious + -ness.

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