scrupulousness

scrupulousness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English scrupulous
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
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 scrupulousness

    From scrupulous + -ness.

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    Noun

    scrupulousness (countable and uncountable, plural scrupulousnesses)

    1. (uncountable) The property of being scrupulous.
    2. (countable) The result or product of being scrupulous.

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