Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heavy-heartedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: heavy--heart-ed-ness
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

sadness, depression, or melancholy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"After a month or two of heavy-heartedness, I told myself, Time out, David. When your car breaks down, you see a mechanic, when you need money, you go to the bank; so when you can't figure out what's going on in your head, go find a shrink."

Etymology

From heavy-hearted + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: heavy-hearted

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does heavy-heartedness mean?: sadness, depression, or melancholy.
Where does heavy-heartedness come from?: From heavy-hearted + -ness.

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