Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

negativeness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
neg-a-tive-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being negative; negativity.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English negative 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 negativeness From negative + -ness.

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What does negativeness mean?
The characteristic of being negative; negativity.
Where does negativeness come from?
Etymology tree English negative 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 negativeness From negative + -ness.

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