hastiness
noun
hastiness is spelled H-A-S-T-I-N-E-S-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hastiness means “The characteristic of being hasty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hastiness is hastinesses.
How many letters and syllables are in hastiness?
| Letters | 9: H-A-S-T-I-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 hastiness?
Hastiness appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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).
Forms of hastiness
- hastinesses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hastiness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The characteristic of being hasty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hastiness in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense characteristic of being hasty:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | desprevención, imprevisión |
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 hastiness come from?
From Middle English hastynes; equivalent to hasty + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).