Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwieldiness

/ənwˈildinəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-wield-i-ness
IPA
/ənwˈildinəs/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being unwieldy.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English unwieldy 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 unwieldiness From unwieldy + -ness.

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How do you pronounce unwieldiness?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənwˈildinəs/.
What does unwieldiness mean?
The characteristic of being unwieldy.
Where does unwieldiness come from?
Etymology tree English unwieldy 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 unwieldiness From unwieldy + -ness.

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