Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obsessiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: ob-ses-sive-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being obsessive.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His obsessiveness makes it hard to get a word in when you talk to him."
"The part of that word to focus on is bunk, short for bunkum, which is what these types attack with vigor and all the obsessiveness of the bunkum spreaders themselves."

Etymology

Etymology tree English obsessive 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 obsessiveness From obsessive + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

obsessivity

Questions

What does obsessiveness mean?: The characteristic of being obsessive.
Where does obsessiveness come from?: Etymology tree English obsessive 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 obsessiveness From obsessive + -ness.

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