Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obstreperousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ob-streper-ous-ness
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being obstreperous.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English obstreperous 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 obstreperousness From obstreperous + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does obstreperousness mean?
The quality of being obstreperous.
Where does obstreperousness come from?
Etymology tree English obstreperous 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 obstreperousness From obstreperous + -ness.

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