Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

towardliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
to-ward-li-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being towardly.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English towardly 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 towardliness From towardly + -ness.

Usage

Questions

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

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