Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reclusiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: reclu-sive-ness
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or characteristic of being reclusive.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But of Lee you hear hardly anything at all; she is nearly as famous for her reclusiveness (now there’s an oxymoron) as J. D. Salinger."

Etymology

Etymology tree English reclusive 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 reclusiveness From reclusive + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

isolation publicity-shyness

Questions

What does reclusiveness mean?: The state or characteristic of being reclusive.
Where does reclusiveness come from?: Etymology tree English reclusive 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 reclusiveness From reclusive + -ness.

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