Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

licitness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lic-it-ness
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being licit, legalness, appropriateness.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English licit 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 licitness From licit + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does licitness mean?
The property of being licit, legalness, appropriateness.
Where does licitness come from?
Etymology tree English licit 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 licitness From licit + -ness.

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