Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hatefulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: hate-ful-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being hateful.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Willie spends his bus money home playing a song to dance to on the jukebox in an effort to comfort Sam, and unlike Hally, who struck out at his old friend when his life began to go wrong, Sam does not pass down Hally's hatefulness, but instead treats Willie with the same gentleness he has shown toward him throughout the play."

Etymology

Etymology tree English hateful 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 hatefulness From hateful + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hatefulnesses (plural)

Synonyms

obnoxiousness objectionableness

Questions

What does hatefulness mean?: The characteristic of being hateful.
Where does hatefulness come from?: Etymology tree English hateful 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 hatefulness From hateful + -ness.

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