Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

insidiousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: in-sid-i-ous-ness
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surreptitious harmfulness, quality of entrapment, or treacherousness; the characteristic of being insidious.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This lent a new insidiousness to his temptation, since her contempt would be a refuge from his own."

Etymology

Etymology tree English insidious 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 insidiousness From insidious + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

insidiousnesses (plural)

Questions

What does insidiousness mean?: A surreptitious harmfulness, quality of entrapment, or treacherousness; the characteristic of being insidious.
Where does insidiousness come from?: Etymology tree English insidious 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 insidiousness From insidious + -ness.

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