Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

momentousness

/mə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəsnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mo-men-tous-ness
IPA: /mə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəsnəs/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being momentous.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There's a scene near the end in which our ensemble receives some wholesome wisdom from a woman selling balloons in the park, portrayed by Angela Lansbury. Her presence and the momentousness appended to it make no sense, because this role was very clearly conceived for Julie Andrews, who wanted no part in all this."

Etymology

Etymology tree English momentous 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 momentousness From momentous + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce momentousness?: The recorded pronunciation is /mə(ʊ)ˈmɛntəsnəs/.
What does momentousness mean?: The quality of being momentous.
Where does momentousness come from?: Etymology tree English momentous 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 momentousness From momentous + -ness.

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