Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miserliness

/ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)linəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: miser-li-ness
IPA: /ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)linəs/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being miserly: excessive parsimony.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: stinginess, cheapness, tightness"
"Even his amazing miserliness was passed over acceptedly, for of such are the kingdom of shepherd millionaires."
"There were enough people in the room who wouldn’t mind seeing Beaufort-Holmes hurt to make the chorus a full and, to the uninitiated ear, good-humoured one. His colleagues wouldn’t mind because of his faith that he was a don, they lecturers or worse, and because of remembered miserlinesses."

Etymology

Etymology tree English miserly 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 miserliness From miserly + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

miserlinesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

aporophobia peniaphobia avarice greed cruelty stingy frugal frugality

Synonyms

stinginess cheapness tightness

Questions

How do you pronounce miserliness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪzə(ɹ)linəs/.
What does miserliness mean?: The property of being miserly: excessive parsimony.
Where does miserliness come from?: Etymology tree English miserly 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 miserliness From miserly + -ness.

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