Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incredulousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-cred-u-lous-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Incredulity; the state of being skeptical or in disbelief

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Perhaps, one ought not to be surprised that a sudden announcement of success, even though professing to be founded upon the positive testimony of personal observation, should be met by incredulousness."
"Tim O'Brien, who wrote a novel about war, has captured here the sense of incredulousness and theatricality he had while being shot at in Vietnam."
"The class responds with grumbling, incredulousness, and the inevitable declaration of disbelief and resistance; "Are you serious?""

Etymology

Etymology tree English incredulous 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 incredulousness From incredulous + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does incredulousness mean?: Incredulity; the state of being skeptical or in disbelief
Where does incredulousness come from?: Etymology tree English incredulous 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 incredulousness From incredulous + -ness.

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