Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preposterousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
pre-pos-ter-ous-ness
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being preposterous.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English preposterous 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 preposterousness From preposterous + -ness.

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Questions

What does preposterousness mean?
The quality of being preposterous.
Where does preposterousness come from?
Etymology tree English preposterous 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 preposterousness From preposterous + -ness.

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