Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underhandedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-hand-ed-ness
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being underhanded.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English underhanded 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 underhandedness From underhanded + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

deceitfulness deceptiveness fraudulence deceit dissimulation duplicity fraudulency trickery perfidy underhandedness deception imposition

Questions

What does underhandedness mean?: The characteristic of being underhanded.
Where does underhandedness come from?: Etymology tree English underhanded 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 underhandedness From underhanded + -ness.

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