Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

loathness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: loath-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

unwillingness; reluctance

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English lothnesse, laithnes, lathnes, lathnesse, equivalent to loath + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: lothnesse
Suffix: loath

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does loathness mean?: unwillingness; reluctance
Where does loathness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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