unsoundness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English unsound Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unsoundness From unsound + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being unsound.
Most likely he was accounting for that by the bias my job might be expected to give – aggravated by a phobia resulting from my recent sting – and he was wondering whether it might connote other, perhaps less harmless, unsoundnesses.
1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unsoundnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (3)
ga fabht (the state of being unsound) · ga fabhtacht (the state of being unsound) · ru несостоя́тельность (the state of being unsound)