Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outrageousness

/aʊtɹˈeɪdʒəsnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: out-ra-geous-ness
IPA: /aʊtɹˈeɪdʒəsnəs/

15

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being outrageous.

Example Sentences

"The first time Tuvy confided his dream to his mates […] they’d howled with cruel laughter at the outrageousness of it, the silliness of it, the impossibility of it."

Etymology

Etymology tree English outrageous 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 outrageousness From outrageous + -ness.

Inflected Forms

outrageousnesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

outrageously

Synonyms

enormity exorbitance

Rhymes With

contagiousness

Questions

How do you pronounce outrageousness?: The recorded pronunciation is /aʊtɹˈeɪdʒəsnəs/.
What does outrageousness mean?: The quality of being outrageous.
Where does outrageousness come from?: Etymology tree English outrageous 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 outrageousness From outrageous + -ness.

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