definiteness
/ˈdɛfɪnɪtnəs/noun
definiteness is spelled D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-N-E-S-S: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, definiteness means “The state or quality of being definite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of definiteness is definitenesses.
How many letters and syllables are in definiteness?
| Letters | 12: D-E-F-I-N-I-T-E-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is definiteness?
Definiteness appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce definiteness?
- UK /ˈdɛfɪnɪtnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-definiteness.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of definiteness
- definitenesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does definiteness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of being definite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Definiteness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state or quality of being definite:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | définitude |
| German | Bestimmtheit, Definitheit, Determiniertheit, Determination |
| Portuguese | definição, determinação, previsão, definitude |
| Spanish | definitud |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does definiteness come from?
From definite + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).