Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overeagerness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overea-ger-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being overeager; excessive readiness or enthusiasm.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In her review of Christopher Benfey’s “Summer of Hummingbirds” (May 4), Laura Miller characterizes Benfey as having “a conspiracy theorist’s overeagerness in spying out connections.”"

Etymology

From overeager + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: overeager

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does overeagerness mean?: The quality of being overeager; excessive readiness or enthusiasm.
Where does overeagerness come from?: From overeager + -ness.

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