Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scoundrelism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
scoundrelism
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being a scoundrel; the dishonest activities of a scoundrel.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English scoundrel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English scoundrelism From scoundrel + -ism.

Usage

Questions

What does scoundrelism mean?
The quality of being a scoundrel; the dishonest activities of a scoundrel.
Where does scoundrelism come from?
Etymology tree English scoundrel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English scoundrelism From scoundrel + -ism.

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