Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: ween-ing
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Presumption, imagination, supposition.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of ween

Example Sentences

"[…] and if I get a scanty living in the way I do, it is because the credulity of the people require such practices to satisfy their weenings — they wish to know all sorts of things, […]"

Etymology

From Middle English wening (“supposition, opinion, presumption, doubt”), from Old English wēning (“supposition, doubt, doubtful thought”), equivalent to ween + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wening, wēning

Usage

Inflected Forms

weenings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

overweening

Questions

What does weening mean?: Presumption, imagination, supposition.
Where does weening come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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