Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

officiousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: of-fi-cious-ness
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being officious.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Mrs Palmer, and her furbelowed daughters-in-law, who will probably carry enough of the scarlet fever about them, to remind you unpleasantly of the officiousness which preserved the lives of three daughters, when two might have been parted with advantageously enough."
"emulatory officiousness"

Etymology

Etymology tree English officious 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 officiousness From officious + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

officiousnesses (plural)

Synonyms

beadledom intrusiveness meddlesomeness

Questions

What does officiousness mean?: The quality of being officious.
Where does officiousness come from?: Etymology tree English officious 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 officiousness From officious + -ness.

How to pronounce officiousness

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “officiousness”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “officiousness”.
Repeat and practice — Say “officiousness” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.