Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bereftness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bereft-ness
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being bereft.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From bereft + -ness.

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Questions

What does bereftness mean?
The quality of being bereft.
Where does bereftness come from?
From bereft + -ness.

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