Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wiliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: wil-i-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

deceitful cleverness or shrewdness

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English wily 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 wiliness From wily + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wilinesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

wily

Synonyms

craft craftiness cunning foxiness guile slyness

Questions

What does wiliness mean?: deceitful cleverness or shrewdness
Where does wiliness come from?: Etymology tree English wily 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 wiliness From wily + -ness.

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