Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

affectionlessness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: af-fec-tion-less-ness
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality, state, or condition of being affectionless.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As was suggested at an earlier point, the most obvious use to which the historian might put the undoubted rise in suits at law in Tudor and Stuart England is as evidence of the general affectionlessness of human relationships at that time."

Etymology

From affectionless + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: affectionless

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

unaffection

Questions

What does affectionlessness mean?: The quality, state, or condition of being affectionless.
Where does affectionlessness come from?: From affectionless + -ness.

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