Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

praiseworthiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: praise-wor-thi-ness
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being praiseworthy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Being motivated to the right things without any conscious grasp of the values involved is not sufficient for praiseworthiness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English praiseworthy 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 praiseworthiness From praiseworthy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

laudability laudableness

Questions

What does praiseworthiness mean?: The state or quality of being praiseworthy.
Where does praiseworthiness come from?: Etymology tree English praiseworthy 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 praiseworthiness From praiseworthy + -ness.

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