Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unchasteness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-chaste-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of chastity; the state of being unchaste; unchastity.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English unchaste 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 unchasteness From unchaste + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does unchasteness mean?
Lack of chastity; the state of being unchaste; unchastity.
Where does unchasteness come from?
Etymology tree English unchaste 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 unchasteness From unchaste + -ness.

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