possessiveness

Questions

How do you pronounce possessiveness?

The recorded pronunciation is /pəzˈɛsɪvnəs/.

What does possessiveness mean?

The quality of being possessive; the desire to obsessively and exclusively control another person.

Where does possessiveness come from?

Etymology tree English possessive 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 possessiveness From possessive + -ness.

How to pronounce possessiveness

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