Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncertainness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-cer-tain-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being uncertain.

Uncountable

noun

An uncertain point.

Countable

Etymology

From Middle English uncerteynnes; equivalent to uncertain + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: uncerteynnes
Suffix: uncertain

Usage

Inflected Forms

uncertainnesses (plural)

Synonyms

uncertainty precariousness

Questions

What does uncertainness mean?: The quality of being uncertain.
Where does uncertainness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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