Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ponderousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pon-der-ous-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being ponderous.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English ponderusnes, equivalent to ponderous + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ponderusnes
Suffix: ponderous

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

ponderousnesses (plural)

Synonyms

heft heftiness massiveness ponderosity heaviness

Questions

What does ponderousness mean?: The quality of being ponderous.
Where does ponderousness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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