Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ungodliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: un-god-li-ness
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being ungodly.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ungodly behaviour.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English ungodly 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 ungodliness From ungodly + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ungodlinesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

impiety

Synonyms

immorality indecency unseemliness dishonour improbity impropriety undecency ungodliness unhonour unprobity unpropriety unrighteousness

Questions

What does ungodliness mean?: The state of being ungodly.
Where does ungodliness come from?: Etymology tree English ungodly 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 ungodliness From ungodly + -ness.

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