Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seaworthiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: sea-wor-thi-ness
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The ship leaked like a sieve and rode like a barrel; in other words it was completely lacking in seaworthiness."

Etymology

Etymology tree English seaworthy 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 seaworthiness From seaworthy + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does seaworthiness mean?: The property of a watercraft that makes it fit to go to sea.
Where does seaworthiness come from?: Etymology tree English seaworthy 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 seaworthiness From seaworthy + -ness.

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