Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vaingloriousness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vain-glo-ri-ous-ness
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

vainglory

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English vainglorious 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 vaingloriousness From vainglorious + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does vaingloriousness mean?
vainglory
Where does vaingloriousness come from?
Etymology tree English vainglorious 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 vaingloriousness From vainglorious + -ness.

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