Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subversiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: sub-ver-sive-ness
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being subversive.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The subversiveness of his message was lost due to its commercialism."

Etymology

Etymology tree English subversive 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 subversiveness From subversive + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

treason traitorousness

Questions

What does subversiveness mean?: The state or quality of being subversive.
Where does subversiveness come from?: Etymology tree English subversive 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 subversiveness From subversive + -ness.

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