Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imitativeness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-i-ta-tive-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being imitative; imitation.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English imitative 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 imitativeness From imitative + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does imitativeness mean?
The state of being imitative; imitation.
Where does imitativeness come from?
Etymology tree English imitative 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 imitativeness From imitative + -ness.

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