Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overnumerousness

/ˌoʊvɚˈnuməɹəsnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-nu-mer-ous-ness
IPA: /ˌoʊvɚˈnuməɹəsnəs/

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality or condition of being too numerous.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The city has now only three small newspapers, which are not abreast with its general progress or that of the State, chiefly because they do not receive sufficient patronage, owing to the overnumerousness of the negro population."
"His family name is as long as the word overnumerousness and derives from a songless Latin word referring to one of the countless human virtues."
"Moss as “Word”: What do you call Negative One, sitting alone, in an empty room? […] Overnumerousness!"

Etymology

First attested in 1890; formed as overnumerous + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: overnumerous

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌoʊvɚˈnuməɹəsnəs/
British English: /ˌəʊvəˈnjuːməɹəsnəs/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce overnumerousness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚˈnuməɹəsnəs/.
What does overnumerousness mean?: The quality or condition of being too numerous.
Where does overnumerousness come from?: First attested in 1890; formed as overnumerous + -ness.

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