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horribleness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
hor-ri-ble-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being horrible.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English horriblenesse, equivalent to horrible + -ness.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: horriblenesse

Usage

Inflected Forms

horriblenesses (plural)

Synonyms

horribility

Questions

What does horribleness mean?
The property of being horrible.
Where does horribleness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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