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innateness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
in-nate-ness
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being innate.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English innate 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 innateness From innate + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

innatenesses (plural)

Questions

What does innateness mean?
The condition of being innate.
Where does innateness come from?
Etymology tree English innate 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 innateness From innate + -ness.

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