Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinfulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
sin-ful-ness
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being sinful.

Uncountable

noun

The result or product of being sinful.

Countable

Etymology

From Middle English synfulnes, synfulnesse, synnefulnysse, equivalent to sinful + -ness. Compare Old English synniġness (“sinfulness”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sinfulnesses (plural)

Synonyms

baseness turpitude wickedness corruption defilement degeneracy degradation depravation depravedness depravity impurity iniquity

Questions

What does sinfulness mean?
The property of being sinful.
Where does sinfulness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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