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unforgivingness

un·for·giv·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-fer-giv-ing]
    • /ˌʌn fərˈgɪv ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-fer-giv-ing]
    • /ˌʌn fərˈgɪv ɪŋ/

Definitions of unforgivingness word

  • adjective unforgivingness not disposed to forgive or show mercy; unrelenting. 1
  • adjective unforgivingness not allowing for mistakes, carelessness, or weakness: the unforgiving nature of aviation. 1
  • noun unforgivingness the state of being unforgiving 0
  • noun unforgivingness The quality of being unforgiving. 0
See all 4 definitions of unforgivingness

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Origin of unforgivingness

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; un-1 + forgiving

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Parts of speech for Unforgivingness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unforgivingness

unforgivingness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% 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.

unforgivingness usage trend in Literature

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