Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suggestiveness

/sədʒˈɛstɪvnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: sug-ges-tive-ness
IPA: /sədʒˈɛstɪvnəs/

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being suggestive.

Uncountable

noun

The result or product of being suggestive.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Those scholars regard the suggestiveness or leadingness of such questions as a matter of convention […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English suggestive 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 suggestiveness From suggestive + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

suggestivenesses (plural)

Rhymes With

restiveness

Questions

How do you pronounce suggestiveness?: The recorded pronunciation is /sədʒˈɛstɪvnəs/.
What does suggestiveness mean?: The state or quality of being suggestive.
Where does suggestiveness come from?: Etymology tree English suggestive 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 suggestiveness From suggestive + -ness.

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