unworthiness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English unworthynesse; equivalent to unworthy + -ness or un- + worthiness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being unworthy.
Fer. VVherefore weepe you ? Mir. At mine vnworthineſſe, that dare not offer / VVhat I deſire to giue ; and much leſſe take / VVhat I ſhall die to want :[…]
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i], page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unworthinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
la indignitās (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · ca indignitat (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · fr indignité (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · pt indignidade (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · ja 不肖 (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · hi अपात्रता (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · hi अयोग्यता (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · el αναξιότητα (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · es indignidad (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · it indegnità (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · mk недостојност (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · el αναξιοσύνη (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · lij indegnitæ (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy) · gv neufeeuid (the characteristic or condition of being unworthy)