Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outspokenness

/aʊtspˈoʊkənəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: out-spo-ken-ness
IPA: /aʊtspˈoʊkənəs/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being outspoken.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“I have learned the hard way,” she crybabied this week, “that we have to be fearless and loud in order to be heard, and to prepare for the backlash that occasionally comes with that outspokenness.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English outspoken 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 outspokenness From outspoken + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outspokennesses (plural)

Synonyms

bluntness frankness candour

Questions

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

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