Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piteousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
piteous-ness
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being piteous

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English piteous 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 piteousness From piteous + -ness.

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Questions

What does piteousness mean?
The condition of being piteous
Where does piteousness come from?
Etymology tree English piteous 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 piteousness From piteous + -ness.

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