Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inattentiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
inat-ten-tive-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being inattentive.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English inattentive 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 inattentiveness From inattentive + -ness.

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Questions

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

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