Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shamefacedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shame-faced-ness
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being shamefaced.

Uncountable

Etymology

From an alteration of Middle English schamefastnesse, equivalent to shamefaced + -ness. See also shamefastness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: schamefastnesse
Suffix: shamefaced

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

shamefacednesses (plural)

Synonyms

sheepishness

Questions

What does shamefacedness mean?: The characteristic of being shamefaced.
Where does shamefacedness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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