Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thanklessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thank-less-ness
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the property of being thankless

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English thankless 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 thanklessness From thankless + -ness.

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What does thanklessness mean?
the property of being thankless
Where does thanklessness come from?
Etymology tree English thankless 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 thanklessness From thankless + -ness.

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