Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ungratefulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
un-grate-ful-ness
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or act of being ungrateful.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English ungrateful 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 ungratefulness From ungrateful + -ness.

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Questions

What does ungratefulness mean?
The state or act of being ungrateful.
Where does ungratefulness come from?
Etymology tree English ungrateful 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 ungratefulness From ungrateful + -ness.

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