nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en huggingface dataset:
Word: superwoman Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From super- + woman. From 1943's Superwoman, published by DC Comics in 1943. 1. A woman who looks after a home and children as well as being employed in a full-time job. Labels: informal 2. A woman with superhuman powers. Example: "How much sleep will you get tonight?" I asked. "Three to five hours," she replied, making me feel a bit more like I was talking to someone from my own planet and not a bionic superwoman designed by a genetic engineer.
Word: supplementation Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English supplement Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English supplementation From supplement + -ation. 1. The act of supplementing Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Something added as a supplement Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: Geats Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of Geat Labels: form-of, plural
Word: fulvous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fulvus (“reddish-brown”). Pronunciation: /ˈfʊlvəs/, /ˈfʌlvəs/ 1. Tawny-colored. Labels: not-comparable Example: It was a minute anatomical and generally descriptive account of the large fulvous Ourang-Outang of the East Indian Islands. Example: The upper wings of the moth which Jacob held were undoubtedly marked with kidney-shaped spots of a fulvous hue.
Word: kisse Part of Speech: noun 1. Obsolete form of kiss. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: kisse Part of Speech: verb 1. Obsolete form of kiss. Labels: alt-of, obsolete
Word: Erenmalm Part of Speech: name 1. A Swedish surname.
Word: fail-secure Part of Speech: adj 1. Of a device: such that, if it fails, it does so in a way that will cause little or no harm to other devices and personnel. Labels: not-comparable
Word: Fennicism Part of Speech: noun 1. A word, phrase or grammatical phenomenon typical of the Finnish language, when used in another language. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: ...extensive use of fennicisms is often considered to be a sign of eroding Swedish language skills... Example: Another difference between the literary usage of Soviet Estonia and émigré Estonians lies in the use of Fennicisms 2. The influence of the Finnish language on another language, especially on Finland Swedish. Labels: uncountable Example: The cult of Fennicism spread rapidly among the Finnish... Example: Snellman: "the history of Finnish literature is the history of Fennicism...
Word: jus accrescendi Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin. 1. The right of survivorship. This is often applied to survivorship in joint tenancy situations.
Word: presbytera Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin presbytera, a feminized form of presbyter (“priest”). 1. A female presbyter. 2. The wife of a presbyter.
Word: interludes Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of interlude Labels: form-of, plural
Word: RFQS Part of Speech: adj 1. reduced for quick sale: Used when advertising houses at a lower than expected price to indicate that the vendor wants to sell the house quickly. Labels: not-comparable
Word: bougainvillaea Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bougainvillea. Labels: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Example: The Pole sat on the low white wall, scarlet-sweatered against garish bougainvillaea.
Word: bougainvilia Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of bougainvillea. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: southeaster Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From southeast + -er. 1. A strong wind blowing from the southeast.
Word: southwester Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From southwest + -er. 1. A strong wind blowing from the southwest. Example: Have you ever stood at the edge of a great wood on a high ridge when a wild south-wester broke over it in full fury on an autumn evening? 2. A waterproof hat, often of oilskin and with a long brim at the back covering the neck, designed to repel wind and rain. 3. A long raincoat, often worn at sea.
Word: southwesterly Part of Speech: adj 1. Situated in, or pointing to, the southwest. 2. Of a wind, coming from the southwest.
Word: southwesterly Part of Speech: adv 1. From the southwest.
Word: southwesterly Part of Speech: noun 1. A strong wind or storm from the southwest.
Word: Jarrick Part of Speech: name 1. A male given name of modern usage. Labels: rare
Word: Rahim Part of Speech: name Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic رَحِيم (raḥīm, “kind, compassionate”). The surname is predominantly found in Bangladesh. 1. A male given name from Arabic. 2. A surname from Arabic.
Word: governmentalize Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree English governmental Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English governmentalize From governmental + -ize. 1. To bring (a private entity, or a decentralized entity) under government control; to nationalize. Labels: US, transitive
Word: southeastward Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English southeast Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southeastward From southeast + -ward. 1. In or toward the southeast
Word: southeastward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English southeast Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southeastward From southeast + -ward. 1. Toward the southeast
Word: southeastward Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English southeast Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southeastward From southeast + -ward. 1. The southeast Example: Task Force 52 approached Makin Atoll from the southeastward.
Word: southwestward Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English southwest Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southwestward From southwest + -ward. 1. In or toward the southwest
Word: southwestward Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English southwest Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English southwestward From southwest + -ward. 1. Toward the southwest
Word: southeastwards Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From southeast + -wards. 1. southeastward
Word: southeastwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From southeast + -wards. 1. southeastward
Word: southwestwards Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From southwest + -wards. 1. southwestward
Word: southwestwards Part of Speech: adv Etymology: From southwest + -wards. 1. southwestward
Word: sou'wester Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative form of southwester (“wind”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand. 2. Alternative form of southwester (“waterproof hat”). Labels: alt-of, alternative Example: As he sat there with a sou'wester down over his ears, in a long pilot coat, his figure appeared in the misty morning air to assume quite supernatural proportions, and you might almost imagine that you had one of the old Vikings before you. Example: Joe Crowe was perched in the driving-seat, clad in oil-skins and sou'-wester, crouched in the rain, clutching two iron buckets.
Word: spiritualistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin spīrituālisder. Old French spirituelbor. Middle English spiritual English spiritual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -istic English spiritualistic From spiritual + -istic. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of spiritualism. 2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of spiritism; spiritistic.
Word: spirituous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Medieval Latin spīrituōsusder. English spirituous Derived from Medieval Latin spīrituōsus. 1. Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol. 2. Distilled. Example: Though Cripps's description of these proceedings was mere disjointed passion, Limpet gathered that the meeting required the Reverend Bowles to explain severally his peculiar appearance, his spiritual convictions, his recent behaviour, and the strong smell of spirituous liquors that had attended his arrival at Murumberee. Example: while the per capita consumption of spirituous liquors remained constant, that of malt liquors rose 3. Synonym of spiritual.
Word: spiritous Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English spiritous From spirit + -ous. Pronunciation: /ˈspɪɹɪtəs/ 1. spirituous 2. high-spirited 3. pure; ardent
Word: splayfoot Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From splay + foot. 1. A deformity in which the feet are abnormally flat and turned outwards. Labels: uncountable 2. A foot exhibiting that deformity. Labels: countable
Word: splayfeet Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of splayfoot Labels: form-of, plural
Word: splayfooted Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From splay + footed. 1. Having splayfeet.
Word: facilely Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English facile Middle English -ly English -ly English facilely From facile + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈfæs.aɪl.li/, /ˈfæs.ə(l).li/ 1. In a facile manner.
Word: factually Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English factual Middle English -ly English -ly English factually From factual + -ly. 1. In a factual manner. Example: The DNC organized the petition drive when it became clear this week that the network was prepared to ignore criticism of its decision to air a right-wing, factually inaccurate mocudrama that dishonors the memory of 9/11 victims in order to serve a cheap, callous political agenda two months before the election.
Word: faithlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English faithless Middle English -ly English -ly English faithlessly From faithless + -ly. 1. In a faithless manner
Word: fallibly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fallible Middle English -ly English -ly English fallibly From fallible + -ly. 1. In a fallible manner Example: Ultimately, these narratives encode for us the fundamental human hope that the mercy of the Almighty will envelop us all, erase all the failings that make us so fallibly human, and allow us to reach our fullest potential […]
Word: falteringly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English falter English -ing English faltering Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English falteringly From faltering + -ly. 1. In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses Example: She spoke falteringly, and concluded with a heavy sigh.
Word: fancily Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fancy Middle English -ly English -ly English fancily From fancy + -ly. 1. In a fancy manner
Word: fantastically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō) Ancient Greek φαντάζω (phantázō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek φανταστικός (phantastikós)bor. Late Latin phantasticusbor. Middle French fantastiquebor. English fantastic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English fantastically From fantastic + -ally. 1. In a fantastic manner. Example: He painted fantastically with everything as if in a dream. Example: "The Chengtu revolutionaries were fantastically colourful in the Szechwanese manner—they costumed themselves as heroes of the stage and their energies were chiefly occupied in tying ropes across the main streets so that when Imperial officials rode by in their litters they would have to get down and crawl under, losing face. 2. To an extent only in fantasy; outrageously; ridiculously. Example: He was fantastically wealthy. Example: The provinces of Liaoning, Heilongjiang and Jilin are fantastically cold in winter, indeed one of the major tourist attractions for the hardy is the display of ice-carved figures in public parks (especially in Haerbin, Heilongjiang province). The long winters have average temperatures between — 20°C and — 27°C, although the short summers are hot.
Word: farcically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English farcical Middle English -ly English -ly English farcically From farcical + -ly. 1. In a farcical manner. Example: The mimes were packed with lascivious gestures and movements, and usually presented erotic scenes, on occasion farcically treated.
Word: fascinatingly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fascinating Middle English -ly English -ly English fascinatingly From fascinating + -ly. 1. In a fascinating manner
Word: fastidiously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fastidious Middle English -ly English -ly English fastidiously From fastidious + -ly. 1. In a fastidious manner. Example: You know me, Sir! cried Susannah fastidiously, and with a toss of her head,—levelled evidently, not at his profession, but at the doctor himself,—you know me! cried Susannah again. Example: He coughed, put on his glasses, arranged them fastidiously, coughed again, and wished something would happen to avert the seemingly inevitable exposure.
Word: fatalistically Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fatalistic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English fatalistically From fatalistic + -ally. 1. In a fatalistic manner. Example: Women like Mary and Susan, who have needed to deny their lesbianism in order to retain financial support and avoid physical abuse, fear additional calls. "Pamela," an out lesbian whose parents have not been telephoned, explained that she fatalistically waits, knowing her "deeply religious conservative Southern Baptist" parents would react strongly. Example: Kyiv has also signaled that any counterattacks in Russia are simply part of a war Russia started, and asked, perhaps fatalistically, what more could Russia do to Ukraine?
Word: fatefully Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fateful Middle English -ly English -ly English fatefully From fateful + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪtfəli/ 1. In a fateful manner.
Word: fatuously Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English fatuous Middle English -ly English -ly English fatuously From fatuous + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈfæt.ju.əs.li/, /ˈfæt͡ʃ.u.əs.li/ 1. With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically. Example: Will they, like the fellows, judiciously bear a hand in sweeping the stable, or will they fatuously wait to be themselves swept with a besom of destruction?
Word: faultlessly Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree English faultless Middle English -ly English -ly English faultlessly From faultless + -ly. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːlt.ləs.li/, /ˈfɒlt.ləs.li/, /ˈfɔlt.ləs.li/, /ˈfɑlt.ləs.li/ 1. In a faultless manner. Example: The interior of the "castle" was as faultlessly neat as its exterior was novel. The entire space, some twenty feet by forty, was subdivided into several small sleeping-rooms; the apartment into which he first entered, serving equally for the ordinary uses of its inmates, and for a kitchen. Example: It is much easier to detect a fault than to produce a harmonious arrangement. And it is much easier for a man to see faults in a lady’s dress than to give directions for dressing faultlessly.
Word: fatalistic Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fatal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English fatalist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English fatalistic From fatalist + -ic. 1. Of or pertaining to fatalism. Example: To forego life for a fantasy: What could be more fatalistic than that? 2. Submissive to fate.
Word: toxicologists Part of Speech: noun 1. plural of toxicologist Labels: form-of, plural
Word: enslaving Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of enslave Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: enslaving Part of Speech: noun 1. An enslavement. Example: And the manifold evils which have filled the world for these thousands of years — the murders, enslavings, and robberies — the tyrannies of rulers, the oppressions of class, the persecutions of sect and party […]
Word: antigravity Part of Speech: noun 1. Alternative spelling of anti-gravity. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
Word: promiscuity Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French promiscuité. Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɒm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/, /ˌpɹəʊ.mɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/, /ˌpɹɑm.ɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/, /ˌpɹoʊ.mɪˈskju.ɪ.ti/ 1. The state or quality of being promiscuous. Labels: countable, uncountable 2. Indiscriminateness in the choice of sexual partners. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Experimental variety or what Rey Anthony has called selective promiscuity - is the cornerstone of sane sexual choice. Example: I'm not advocating sexual promiscuity but I think it's possible for a woman to have many kinds of sexual relationships with many men and that shouldn't affect the status of the marriage 3. State of being mixed, composed of diverse elements, unsystematic; heterogeneity. Labels: countable, dated, literary, uncountable Example: While I dressed—for Stroeve wished me to go at once with him to the hospital—he told me that he had arranged for his wife to have a private room, so that she might at least be spared the sordid promiscuity of a ward.
Word: fabricator Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From fabricate + -or. 1. A person who fabricates or manufactures something; a manufacturer 2. A person who makes a fabrication of something; a counterfeiter or falsifier
Word: face-saving Part of Speech: adj 1. Alternative form of facesaving. Labels: alt-of, alternative
Word: facesaving Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From face + saving. 1. That prevents loss of face and maintains one's dignity or prestige. Example: And it tends toward the conclusion that the best outcome is one in which Putin finds some face-saving exit: additional Ukrainian territory, a Ukrainian pledge of neutrality, a lifting of some of the sanctions.
Word: facesaving Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From face + saving. 1. The act or process of saving face. Labels: uncountable
Word: facetiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English facetious 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 facetiousness From facetious + -ness. 1. The state of being facetious Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The product or result of being facetious. Labels: countable, usually
Word: fact-finding Part of Speech: noun 1. The determination of factual information. Labels: uncountable
Word: fact-finding Part of Speech: adj 1. Designed to determine factual information; investigative. Labels: not-comparable Example: In July, South Western Railway and Network Rail ran a one-off Class 159 to Fawley, to demonstrate the line's viability. [...] A second 'fact-finding' trial passenger train for DfT officials is now proposed.
Word: factional Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From faction + -al. 1. Of, pertaining to, or composed of factions. Example: If successful, Claypoole's election would elevate Pollack even further above the city's other bosslets and aggravate the factional tensions that had divided the city council since Thomas D'Alesandro, Pollack's candidate, had become mayor.
Word: faddish Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree English fad Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English faddish From fad + -ish. Pronunciation: /ˈfædɪʃ/ 1. Being or relating to a fad; trendy. Example: The layman could have been forgiven for wondering if it was not just a faddish change from old-fashioned steam to cleaner, vaguely faster and more fashionable electric traction.
Word: faddist Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fad Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English faddist From fad + -ist. 1. A person or entity given to following fads. Example: He is such a fashion faddist. Example: The faddist magazines have been hyping that lately.
Word: fagoting Part of Speech: noun 1. A decoration of a fabric achieved by removing threads and tying others into bunches. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. The joining of hemmed edges of fabric with crisscrossed threads. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fagoting Part of Speech: verb 1. present participle and gerund of fagot Labels: form-of, gerund, participle, present
Word: fair-haired Part of Speech: adj 1. Having fair hair. Example: Thou fair-haired angel of the evening, / Now, while the sun rests on the mountains, light / Thy bright torch of love! Example: Tom the woodcutter was even taller, broader and fairer-haired than John the woodcutter, though there wasn’t all that much between them in the gormlessness stakes. 2. Given special treatment as a favorite. Example: Not noticeably belonging to any one group is often upsetting, and these feelings of isolation, of not fitting in, easily carry over into adolescence—a time when everyone, even the fairest-haired among us, must struggle awfully hard just to seem seminormal.
Word: fair-minded Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From fair (“equitable, just”) + minded (“having a mind (inclination) for something or a certain way of thinking about things”). Pronunciation: /ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/, /ˈfɛːˌmaɪndɪd/, /ˌfɛ(ə)ɹˈmaɪndɪd/, /ˈfɛ(ə)ɹˌmaɪndɪd/ 1. Impartial and unbiased. Example: "You pretend to be a fair-minded man." / "How absurd. How could a man of my position be fair-minded toward you? You might as well speak of a Spaniard being fair-minded toward a piece of steak." Example: I am not a fair-minded woman. It is simply that I dislike being indebted to a—to a pig.
Word: fair-weather Part of Speech: adj 1. Suitable for use only during fair weather. Labels: not-comparable 2. Dependable only in the absence of trouble. Labels: not-comparable, usually
Word: warmed-up Part of Speech: adj 1. warmed-over Labels: UK
Word: faithlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English faithless 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 faithlessness From faithless + -ness. 1. The quality of being faithless. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: fallibleness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fallible 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 fallibleness From fallible + -ness. 1. The quality of being fallible Labels: uncountable
Word: fancifulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fanciful 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 fancifulness From fanciful + -ness. 1. The quality of being fanciful. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fastidiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fastidious 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 fastidiousness From fastidious + -ness. 1. The quality of being fastidious. Labels: uncountable Example: I told him of the night I had seen her standing with bare feet in the garden, on the frosted lawn.Yes, he said, that was the sort of thing she did. But she had a fastidiousness, a certain personal reticence, that he respected. He never intruded upon it. Example: A sense of fastidiousness made the doctor choose the left side, near the door, when he slept in it himself with Clara.
Word: fatefulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fateful 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 fatefulness From fateful + -ness. 1. The quality of being fateful Labels: uncountable
Word: fattiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fatty 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 fattiness From fatty + -ness. 1. The quality of being fatty. Labels: uncountable
Word: fatuousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fatuous 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 fatuousness From fatuous + -ness. 1. The characteristic of being fatuous. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Something fatuous; a stupid idea or utterance. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: faultiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English faulty 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 faultiness From faulty + -ness. 1. The quality of being faulty. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: faultlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English faultless 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 faultlessness From faultless + -ness. 1. The quality of being faultless; the absence of faults. Labels: uncountable
Word: fearfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fearful 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 fearfulness From fearful + -ness. 1. The quality of being fearful. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fearlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fearless 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 fearlessness From fearless + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs/ 1. The quality of being fearless. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: Anne was indignant with that straight-out and generous indignation which belongs to women, who are ready to follow their principles to any result with more inconsiderate fearlessness than men. Example: The only thing to fear is fearlessness / The bigger the weapon, the greater the fear / Hyena is ambassador to here
Word: feeble-mindedness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Anglo-Norman feblebor. Middle English feble English feeble English mind Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English minded English feeble-minded 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 feeble-mindedness From feeble-minded + -ness. 1. The quality of being feeble-minded
Word: ferociousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English ferocious 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 ferociousness From ferocious + -ness. 1. The quality of being ferocious. Labels: uncountable
Word: festiveness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English festive 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 festiveness From festive + -ness. 1. The quality of being festive; festivity Labels: uncountable
Word: fetidness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fētidusbor. English fetid 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 fetidness From fetid + -ness. 1. The quality of being fetid Labels: uncountable
Word: feverishness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English feverish 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 feverishness From feverish + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈfivəɹəʃnəs/ 1. The quality of being feverish. Labels: uncountable Example: One of the party was suffering severely from ophthalmia - he had been seized with it some days before; the pain was so great that he could get no sleep, and when my father met him he was delirious from want of rest and feverishness.
Word: fieriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English firinesse, fyrynesse, equivalent to fiery + -ness. Compare Middle English firyhede (“inflammation”, literally “fierihood”). 1. The quality of being fiery. Labels: uncountable
Word: filminess Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English filmy 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 filminess From filmy + -ness. 1. The quality of being filmy Labels: uncountable
Word: filmy Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From film + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch velmich, vilmich (“filmy, membranous”). Doublet of filmic. Pronunciation: /ˈfɪlmi/ 1. Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy. 2. Covered by (or as if by) a film; hazy. Example: The eyes were small, and of a dead filmy black; they said nothing, even when fixed upon you. Example: 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XVI, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600641.txt On the following morning the head of Strezlecki Creek was passed and in the dim distance could be seen the filmy blue outlines of Mount Arrowsmith, behind which lay the magnificent Nardoo station. 3. Filmlike; resembling a motion picture.
Word: finickiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English finicky 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 finickiness From finicky + -ness. 1. The quality of being finicky. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fishiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fishy 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 fishiness From fishy + -ness. 1. The quality of being fishy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fitfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fitful 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 fitfulness From fitful + -ness. 1. The quality of being fitful. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I had known him jealous, suspicious; I had seen about him certain tendernesses, fitfulnesses—a softness which came like a warm air, and a ruth which passed like early dew, dried in the heat of his irritabilities: this was all I had seen.
Word: flashiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flashy 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 flashiness From flashy + -ness. 1. The quality of being flashy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: flawlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flawless 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 flawlessness From flawless + -ness. 1. The quality of being flawless Labels: uncountable
Word: fleeciness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fleecy 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 fleeciness From fleecy + -ness. 1. The quality of being fleecy Labels: uncountable
Word: fleetingness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fleeting 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 fleetingness From fleeting + -ness. 1. The quality of being fleeting. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: But the perpetual mutability and fleetingness of those immediate objects of sight render them incapable of being managed after the manner of geometrical figures […]
Word: fleetness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fleet Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 fleetness From fleet + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈfliːt.nəs/ 1. The quality of being fleet or swift; rapidity. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: flightiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flighty 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 flightiness From flighty + -ness. 1. The quality of being flighty. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: flimsiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flimsy 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 flimsiness From flimsy + -ness. 1. The quality of being flimsy. Labels: countable, uncountable
Word: flirtatiousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English flirtatious 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 flirtatiousness From flirtatious + -ness. 1. The quality of being flirtatious Labels: uncountable
Word: floridness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Latin flōreō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin flōridus French floride English florid 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 floridness From florid + -ness. 1. The quality of being florid. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: floweriness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From flowery + -ness. Piecewise doublet of flouriness. 1. The quality of being flowery. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: folksiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English folksy Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 folksiness From folksy + -ness. 1. The quality of being folksy. Labels: uncountable 2. The quality of being folksy. Labels: uncountable
Word: foolhardiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English foolhardynesse; equivalent to foolhardy + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈfulˌhɑɹ.di.nəs/ 1. The quality of being foolhardy. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: formlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English formless 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 formlessness From formless + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːmləsnəs/, /ˈfɔɹmləsnəs/ 1. The quality of being formless. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The way by light and shade is, on the contrary, taken by men of the highest powers of though, and most earnest desire for truth ; they long for light, and for knowledge of all tthat light can show. But seeking for light, they perceive also darkness ; seeking for truth and substance, they find vanity. They look for form in the earth.—for dawn in the sky ; and seeking these, they find formlessness in the earth, and night in the sky. Example: There also in it, as used both by poets and philosophers, a similar idea of formlessness, but with more of a metaphysical reference to inward law or organization than to mere outward shape.
Word: fortuitousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fortuitous 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 fortuitousness From fortuitous + -ness. 1. The quality of being fortuitous. Labels: uncountable Example: It was a creation of artifice and mind. Such perfection of form, such hollowness that it certainly possessed, could not be the result of mere fortuitousness.
Word: forwardness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English forward 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 forwardness From forward + -ness. 1. The quality of being forward. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: fretfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fretful 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 fretfulness From fretful + -ness. Pronunciation: /ˈfɹɛtfəlnɪs/, /ˈfɹɛtfəlnəs/ 1. The quality of being fretful, or prone to fretting; an emotional state combining restlessness, anxiety and irritability. Labels: uncountable, usually 2. Prone to crying, not sleeping well. Labels: dated, uncountable, usually
Word: frightfulness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English frightful 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 frightfulness From frightful + -ness. 1. The quality of being frightful. Labels: uncountable, usually
Word: frivolousness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English frivolous 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 frivolousness From frivolous + -ness. 1. The quality of being frivolous. Labels: uncountable Example: I felt, as usual, my own smallness next to her, the scale of what she had achieved, the frivolousness of my own occupation in comparison, despite all she’d tried to direct me towards. 2. The result of being frivolous. Labels: countable
Word: frostiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English frosty 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 frostiness From frosty + -ness. 1. The quality of being frosty Labels: uncountable
Word: frothiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English froth Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English frothy Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną 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 frothiness From frothy + -ness. 1. The quality of being frothy Labels: uncountable Example: Not all opera is melodramatic or tragic. Mozart, Rossini, Donizetti and others have written in a light, comic, or satiric vein. The frothiness of these and the Opera Buffa and Operetta […] are the reverse of the more serious bel canto style.
Word: frowardness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English frowardnesse; equivalent to froward + -ness. 1. The quality of being froward. Labels: uncountable, usually Example: [S]ome turne agayne by grace frõ their deadly hereſies into yͤ life of faith, ⁊ ſome be ſo ſore nowſeled in the falſe hereſies, ⁊ in their obſtinate frowardneſſe take ſuch a deueliſhe delight, yͭ finally thei die therin as did Baifield, Bainã, ⁊ Tewkeſbury. Example: [W]hereas Christian theology has always considered frowardness to be the essential vice of this part of human nature, the mind-curers say that the mark of the beast in it is fear; and this is what gives such an entirely new religious turn to their persuasion.
Word: frowziness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English frowzy 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 frowziness From frowzy + -ness. 1. The quality of being frowzy. Labels: uncountable
Word: fruitiness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fruity 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 fruitiness From fruity + -ness. 1. the quality of being fruity. Labels: uncountable
Word: fruitlessness Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree English fruitless 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 fruitlessness From fruitless + -ness. 1. The quality of being fruitless. Labels: uncountable