Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: pi-ous-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being pious; piety.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Two mating dogs looked up with dejected piousness."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewH- Proto-Italic *pīosder. Latin piusbor. English pious 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 piousness From pious + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

piousnesses (plural)

Synonyms

piety

Questions

What does piousness mean?: The condition of being pious; piety.
Where does piousness come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pewH- Proto-Italic *pīosder. Latin piusbor. English pious 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 piousness From pious + -ness.

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