Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saintliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: saint-li-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being saintly.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[H]e was led away to a private sanitarium for mental disease, while in the newspapers appeared pathetic accounts of his mental breakdown and of the saintliness of his character."

Etymology

Etymology tree English saintly 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 saintliness From saintly + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

saintlinesses (plural)

Synonyms

angelicalness godliness saintlikeness virtuousness angelicality angelicity angelicness decency honesty honor integrity probity

Questions

What does saintliness mean?: The property of being saintly.
Where does saintliness come from?: Etymology tree English saintly 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 saintliness From saintly + -ness.

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