Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oppositeness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: op-po-site-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or condition of being opposite.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: opposition"
"The sounds brought her back to his house in the desert […] and she closed her eyes against the sheer oppositeness of the cold bright city."

Etymology

From opposite + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: opposite

Usage

Inflected Forms

oppositenesses (plural)

Synonyms

opposition

Questions

What does oppositeness mean?: The state or condition of being opposite.
Where does oppositeness come from?: From opposite + -ness.

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