Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unawareness

/ʌn.əˈwɛɚ.nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: un-aware-ness
IPA: /ʌn.əˈwɛɚ.nəs/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being unaware.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English unaware 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 unawareness From unaware + -ness.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʌn.əˈwɛɚ.nəs/
British English: /ʌn.əˈwɛə.nəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

unawarenesses (plural)

Phrases

self-unawareness

Synonyms

unknowingness

Rhymes With

awareness fairness unfairness squareness bareness

Questions

How do you pronounce unawareness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌn.əˈwɛɚ.nəs/.
What does unawareness mean?: The state of being unaware.
Where does unawareness come from?: Etymology tree English unaware 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 unawareness From unaware + -ness.

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