Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unselfishness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
un-selfish-ness
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being unselfish.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English unselfish 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 unselfishness From unselfish + -ness.

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Questions

What does unselfishness mean?
The state of being unselfish.
Where does unselfishness come from?
Etymology tree English unselfish 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 unselfishness From unselfish + -ness.

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