Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hardheadedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hard-head-ed-ness
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being hardheaded.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English hardheaded 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 hardheadedness From hardheaded + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does hardheadedness mean?
The characteristic of being hardheaded.
Where does hardheadedness come from?
Etymology tree English hardheaded 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 hardheadedness From hardheaded + -ness.

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