ignominiousness

Questions about ignominiousness

What does ignominiousness mean?

ignominiousness means "unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor".

How many syllables are in ignominiousness?

ignominiousness has 6 syllables: ig-no-mi-ni-ou-sness. The stress falls on "ni".

What is another word for ignominiousness?

Close synonyms include shamefulness, disgracefulness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ignominiousness a common word?

ignominiousness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.