Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woefulness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
woe-ful-ness
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being woeful.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English woeful 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 woefulness From woeful + -ness.

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Questions

What does woefulness mean?
The quality of being woeful.
Where does woefulness come from?
Etymology tree English woeful 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 woefulness From woeful + -ness.

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