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- [gil-tee]
- /ˈgɪl ti/
- /ˈɡɪl.ti/
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- [gil-tee]
- /ˈgɪl ti/
Definitions of guiltiness word
- adjective guiltiness having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; justly subject to a certain accusation or penalty; culpable: The jury found her guilty of murder. 1
- adjective guiltiness characterized by, connected with, or involving guilt: guilty intent. 1
- adjective guiltiness having or showing a sense of guilt, whether real or imagined: a guilty conscience. 1
- noun guiltiness The state of being guilty; guilt. 1
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Origin of guiltiness
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English gyltig. See guilt, -y1
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Parts of speech for Guiltiness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
guiltiness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
guiltiness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for guiltiness
noun guiltiness
- deceit — Deceit is behaviour that is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is not true.
- scam — a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- conspiracy — Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
- graft — the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- complicity — Complicity is involvement with other people in an illegal activity or plan.
Antonyms for guiltiness
noun guiltiness
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- innocence — the quality or state of being innocent; freedom from sin or moral wrong.
- involve — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
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