Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guardedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: guard-ed-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being guarded.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These extracts show that students are sensitive to issues of power in their educational environment, leading to a certain level of guardedness in non-anonymous feedback scenarios."

Etymology

Etymology tree English guarded 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 guardedness From guarded + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

guardednesses (plural)

Questions

What does guardedness mean?: The state or condition of being guarded.
Where does guardedness come from?: Etymology tree English guarded 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 guardedness From guarded + -ness.

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