Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illicitness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: il-lic-it-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being illicit.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"All of that — the appeal, the access, the illicitness of cigarettes — was by design."

Etymology

Etymology tree English illicit 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 illicitness From illicit + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

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

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