Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiritedness

/spˈɪɹɪtɪdnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: spirit-ed-ness
IPA: /spˈɪɹɪtɪdnəs/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being spirited, of having spirit.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"At the end of a ride I appreciate this horse's stamina, but at the beginning of the ride I could do without his excessive spiritedness."
"I can't stand her mean-spiritedness. She won't even find time to visit her grandmother in hospital."

Etymology

Etymology tree English spirited Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 spiritedness From spirited + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

high-spiritedness low-spiritedness poor-spiritedness

Frequently Paired Words

high-spiritedness low-spiritedness poor-spiritedness

Synonyms

animation invigoration brio vivification

Rhymes With

poor-spiritedness low-spiritedness

Questions

How do you pronounce spiritedness?: The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɪɹɪtɪdnəs/.
What does spiritedness mean?: The property of being spirited, of having spirit.
Where does spiritedness come from?: Etymology tree English spirited Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 spiritedness From spirited + -ness.

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