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unrighteousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
un-righ-teous-ness
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being unrighteous.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English unriȝtwisnesse, from Old English unrihtwīsnes; equivalent to un- + righteousness or unrighteous + -ness.

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Usage

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does unrighteousness mean?
The state of being unrighteous.
Where does unrighteousness come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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