Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inoffensiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-of-fen-sive-ness
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the state or condition of being inoffensive

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English inoffensive 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 inoffensiveness From inoffensive + -ness.

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What does inoffensiveness mean?
the state or condition of being inoffensive
Where does inoffensiveness come from?
Etymology tree English inoffensive 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 inoffensiveness From inoffensive + -ness.

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