Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intrusiveness

/ˌɪntɹˈusɪvnɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
in-tru-sive-ness
IPA
/ˌɪntɹˈusɪvnɛs/
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being intrusive.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English intrusive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 intrusiveness From intrusive + -ness.

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Questions

How do you pronounce intrusiveness?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntɹˈusɪvnɛs/.
What does intrusiveness mean?
The quality of being intrusive.
Where does intrusiveness come from?
Etymology tree English intrusive Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 intrusiveness From intrusive + -ness.

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