Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roguishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rogu-ish-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being or appearing roguish.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His dark black beard accentuated his roguishness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English roguish 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 roguishness From roguish + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

roguishnesses (plural)

Synonyms

mischief mischief-making mischievousness deviltry devilry devilment rascality roguery shenanigan

Questions

What does roguishness mean?: The property of being or appearing roguish.
Where does roguishness come from?: Etymology tree English roguish 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 roguishness From roguish + -ness.

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