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heinousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
heinous-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being heinous.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English heinous 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 heinousness From heinous + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

heinousnesses (plural)

Synonyms

atrocity atrociousness barbarity barbarousness

Questions

What does heinousness mean?
The property of being heinous.
Where does heinousness come from?
Etymology tree English heinous 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 heinousness From heinous + -ness.

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