Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsightliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-sight-li-ness
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being unsightly.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English unsightly 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 unsightliness From unsightly + -ness.

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Questions

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

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