Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offhandedness

/ˌɑfˈhændədnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: offhand-ed-ness
IPA: /ˌɑfˈhændədnəs/

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being offhand.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Your offhandedness is completely inappropriate in such an important situation."
"In one photograph, a teenaged Leah crouches by a tall cylindrical tank containing what she identified to me as a giant Pacific octopus named Pamela. We were pals, she said, in a voice that I thought seemed to strive for offhandedness, did you know they taste with their skin? Octopuses, I mean."

Etymology

Etymology tree English offhanded 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 offhandedness From offhanded + -ness.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑfˈhændədnəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

off-handedness (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce offhandedness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑfˈhændədnəs/.
What does offhandedness mean?: The property of being offhand.
Where does offhandedness come from?: Etymology tree English offhanded 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 offhandedness From offhanded + -ness.

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