Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

innocuousness

/ɪˈnɒk.ju.əs.nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-nocu-ous-ness
IPA
/ɪˈnɒk.ju.əs.nəs/
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being innocuous

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English innocuous 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 innocuousness From innocuous + -ness.

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How do you pronounce innocuousness?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈnɒk.ju.əs.nəs/.
What does innocuousness mean?
The condition of being innocuous
Where does innocuousness come from?
Etymology tree English innocuous 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 innocuousness From innocuous + -ness.

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