Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relentlessness

/ɹɪˈlɛntləsnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: re-lent-less-ness
IPA: /ɹɪˈlɛntləsnəs/

14

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being relentless.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The more I learned about transkids, the more I grilled you, every day. I'm ashamed of my relentlessness, but I had to know. “Why do you want to be a boy?” “I don't know.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree English relentless 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 relentlessness From relentless + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

inexorability inexorableness

Questions

How do you pronounce relentlessness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈlɛntləsnəs/.
What does relentlessness mean?: The condition of being relentless.
Where does relentlessness come from?: Etymology tree English relentless 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 relentlessness From relentless + -ness.

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