Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resentfulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
re-sent-ful-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being resentful.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English resentful 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 resentfulness From resentful + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does resentfulness mean?
The characteristic of being resentful.
Where does resentfulness come from?
Etymology tree English resentful 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 resentfulness From resentful + -ness.

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