Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uppityness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: up-pi-ty-ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of uppitiness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The first woman to run for president in this country, Victoria Woodhull, almost got castrated for her uppityness."

Etymology

From uppity + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: uppity

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

uppishness

Questions

What does uppityness mean?: Alternative form of uppitiness.
Where does uppityness come from?: From uppity + -ness.

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