Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

invidiousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sometimes she caught him looking at her with a louring invidiousness that she could hardly bear."

Etymology

Etymology tree English invidious 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 invidiousness From invidious + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

invidiousnesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

invidious invidiously

Questions

What does invidiousness mean?: Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious.
Where does invidiousness come from?: Etymology tree English invidious 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 invidiousness From invidious + -ness.

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