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sententiousness

sen·ten·tious
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sen-ten-shuh s]
    • /sɛnˈtɛn ʃəs/
    • /sentˈenʃəsnəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-ten-shuh s]
    • /sɛnˈtɛn ʃəs/

Definitions of sententiousness word

  • adjective sententiousness abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims: a sententious book. 1
  • adjective sententiousness given to excessive moralizing; self-righteous. 1
  • adjective sententiousness given to or using pithy sayings or maxims: a sententious poet. 1
  • adjective sententiousness of the nature of a maxim; pithy. 1
See all 4 definitions of sententiousness

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Origin of sententiousness

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin sententiōsus meaningful. See sentence, -ous

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Parts of speech for Sententiousness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sententiousness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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