Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tastefulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
taste-ful-ness
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being tasteful.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English tasteful 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 tastefulness From tasteful + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does tastefulness mean?
The characteristic of being tasteful.
Where does tastefulness come from?
Etymology tree English tasteful 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 tastefulness From tasteful + -ness.

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