Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inadequateness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-ad-e-quate-ness
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

inadequacy

Etymology

Etymology tree English inadequate 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 inadequateness From inadequate + -ness.

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Questions

What does inadequateness mean?
inadequacy
Where does inadequateness come from?
Etymology tree English inadequate 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 inadequateness From inadequate + -ness.

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