Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

terribleness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
ter-ri-ble-ness
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being terrible.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French terriblebor. Middle English terrible English terrible 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 terribleness From terrible + -ness.

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What does terribleness mean?
The characteristic of being terrible.
Where does terribleness come from?
Etymology tree Old French terriblebor. Middle English terrible English terrible 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 terribleness From terrible + -ness.

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