Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsteadfastness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-stead-fast-ness
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being unsteadfast.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English unstedefastnesse; equivalent to unsteadfast + -ness.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: unstedefastnesse
Suffix: unsteadfast

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unsteadfastness mean?: The quality of being unsteadfast.
Where does unsteadfastness come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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