Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

introspectiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-tro-spec-tive-ness
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being introspective.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Born the most sensitive of children into an unhappy family that misreared and misschooled him, Rilke recoiled into introspectiveness and dilletante^([sic]) aestheticism, and long remained there; the world, or outwardness, was what had hurt him, was the enemy."

Etymology

Etymology tree English introspective 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 introspectiveness From introspective + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does introspectiveness mean?: The state of being introspective.
Where does introspectiveness come from?: Etymology tree English introspective 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 introspectiveness From introspective + -ness.

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