Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

indefiniteness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
in-def-i-nite-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being indefinite.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English indefinite Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 indefiniteness From indefinite + -ness.

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What does indefiniteness mean?
The characteristic of being indefinite.
Where does indefiniteness come from?
Etymology tree English indefinite Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 indefiniteness From indefinite + -ness.

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