Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsoundness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: un-sound-ness
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being unsound.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Most likely he was accounting for that by the bias my job might be expected to give – aggravated by a phobia resulting from my recent sting – and he was wondering whether it might connote other, perhaps less harmless, unsoundnesses."

Etymology

Etymology tree English unsound 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 unsoundness From unsound + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unsoundnesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sound unsound

Antonyms

soundness

Questions

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

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