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Meaning of "untowardness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNTOWARDNESS

untowardness  [ˌʌntəˈwɔːdnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNTOWARDNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Untowardness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNTOWARDNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of untowardness in the English dictionary

The definition of untowardness in the dictionary is the condition of being not auspicious, adverse or unfavourable. Other definition of untowardness is the condition of being refractory or perverse.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNTOWARDNESS


absurdness
æbˈsɜːdnəs
blondeness
ˈblɒndnəs
blurredness
ˈblɜːdnəs
boundedness
ˈbaʊndɪdnəs
centeredness
ˈsɛntədnəs
conceitedness
kənˈsiːtɪdnəs
connectedness
kəˈnektɪdnəs
continuedness
kənˈtɪnjuːdnəs
frowardness
ˈfrəʊədnəs
giftedness
ˈɡɪftɪdnəs
grandness
ˈɡrændnəs
light-headedness
ˌlaɪtˈhɛdɪdnəs
lividness
ˈlɪvɪdnəs
nudeness
ˈnjuːdnəs
relatedness
rɪˈleɪtɪdnəs
renewedness
rɪˈnjuːdnəs
seedness
ˈsiːdnəs
subduedness
səbˈdjuːdnəs
towardness
təˈwɔːdnəs
weak-kneedness
ˌwiːkˈniːdnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNTOWARDNESS

unto
untochered
untogether
untoiling
untold
untomb
untoned
untormented
untorn
untortured
untouchability
untouchable
untouched
untoward
untowardliness
untowardly
untrace
untraceable
untraced
untrack

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNTOWARDNESS

awkwardness
baldness
blindness
boldness
business
fondness
goodness
hardness
indebtedness
kindness
loudness
madness
mindedness
oddness
preparedness
redness
sadness
soundness
tiredness
weirdness
wickedness

Synonyms and antonyms of untowardness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «untowardness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNTOWARDNESS

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The translations of untowardness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «untowardness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

untowardness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

untowardness
570 millions of speakers

English

untowardness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

untowardness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفجائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

untowardness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indocilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জবুথবুতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

untowardness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesilapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

untowardness
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

untowardness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

untowardness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Untul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

untowardness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

untowardness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अयोग्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

untowardness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

untowardness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

untowardness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

untowardness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

untowardness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

untowardness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

untowardness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

untowardness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

untowardness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of untowardness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTOWARDNESS»

The term «untowardness» is normally little used and occupies the 146.656 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTOWARDNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «untowardness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «untowardness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about untowardness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNTOWARDNESS»

Discover the use of untowardness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to untowardness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The works of Joseph Hall, with some account of his life and ...
The Law is a right line : and, what crookedness is in nature, frowardness and untowardness is in morality. Shortly, there is a double crookedness and untowardness : one> negative ; another, positive. The first is a failing of that right we should ...
Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.), Peter Hall, 1837
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The Works: Now First Collected : with Some Account of His ...
The Law is a right line: and, what crookedness is in nature, frowardness and untowardness is in morality. Shortly, there is a double crookedness and untowardness : one, negative ; another, positive. The first is a failing of that right we should ...
Joseph Hall, Josiah Pratt, 1808
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The works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Joseph Hall, ...
The Law is a right line: and, what crookedness is in nature, frowardness and untowardness is in morality. Shortly, there is a double crookedness and untowardness: one, negative ; another, positive. The first is a failing of that right we should ...
Joseph Hall, Josiah Pratt, 1808
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The Works of Joseph Hall: Sermons
All is as ono : whatever swerves from the right is crooked. The Law is a right line : and, what orookedness is in nature, frowardness and untowardnoss is in morality . Shortly, there is a double crookedness and untowardness : one, negative ...
Joseph Hall, 1837
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The works of ... Joseph Hall, with some account of his life ...
Shortly, there is a double crookedness and untowardness : one, negative ; another, positive.' The first is a failing of that right we should either have or be ; the second, a contrary habit of vicious qualities: and both these are either in credendis, ...
Joseph Hall (bp. of Norwich.), Josiah Pratt, 1808
6
Works: Sermons
auditors, svX^Si^ix^'- The stiff neck, the uncircumcised ear, the fat heart, the blinded eye, the obdurate soul (qua nec movetur precibus, nec cedit minis, as Bernard) are wont to be the expressions of this untowardness. If these Jews then, after ...
Joseph Hall, Josiah Pratt, 1808
7
On Natural Theology
... or coldness, and disdain, and the mutual glances of contempt and hatred, circulate a prodigious mass of infelicity through the world — these are to be ascribed, not to the untowardness of outward circumstances, but to the untowardness of ...
Thomas Chalmers, 1850
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Natural theology
... or coldness, and disdain, and the mutual glances of contempt and hatred, circulate a prodigious mass of infelicity through the world — these are to be ascribed, not to the untowardness of outward circumstances, but to the untowardness of ...
Thomas Chalmers, 1848
9
Annual Report
ifestation of ill nature or untowardness by any one of the members, for all the rest to join instantly in a song ; and thus the evil spirit was exorcised at once. Neither child nor man can be long angry alone. All but madmen will yield their passions,  ...
Massachusetts. Dept. of Education, 1844
10
The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testament, and ...
CHAPTER XXVIII. l The prophet threateneth Ephraim for their pride and drunkenness. 5 The residue shall be advanced ' in the kingdom of Christ: 7 he rebuketh their error, 9 their untowardness to learn, l4 and their security. 16 Christ, the sure ...
John Hewlett, 1810

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNTOWARDNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term untowardness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bill Shorten's credibility takes a hit at trade union royal commission
Again, there is no suggestion of any untowardness. Advertisement. But the fact that the enterprise bargaining talks between Unibilt​ and the AWU may have a ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
2
Reflection on IGP Abba's sack
Already, reports are rife of untowardness to the sack. Citing sources at the Presidency, a report claimed “Abba has been conducting himself in ways unbecoming ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Apr 15»
3
NNSG Tasks Jega On Orubebe's Allegations
“The NNSG also calls on all individuals and parties to be circumspect in language and conduct, going forward, so as not to ignite any untowardness in the polity. «Daily Times, Mar 15»
4
Diane Douglas update: Arizona education official speaks out about …
"I'm very disappointed in the actions of the department and its untowardness toward our employees and trying to stop the action and work of the board," he said. «ABC15 Arizona, Feb 15»
5
What Kwame Nkrumah Stole From JB Danquah
But court spectators sense a phenomenon of rhetorical untowardness in the demeanor of the sitting Judge. And it has to do with oratorical doubleness. «GhanaWeb, Apr 14»
6
NHL playoffs: MacLean's gaffe another nail in Hockey Night's coffin …
... was suggesting the NHL could have avoided any perception of untowardness by assigning, say, an Albertan and a Minnesotan to referee Tuesday's game in ... «Toronto Star, Apr 14»
7
An Irreconcilable Conflict
Mark Salter | Consultant psychiatrist specialising in risk, untowardness and media portrayals of mental distress. Google +. Chess bw4. The internet is, like the ... «IAI News, Jan 14»
8
Analysis: Ball tampering is a legal, not a moral issue
That suggests that there have been suspected incidents of untowardness happening involving these little fashion ensembles for a while now. And that really ... «Daily Maverick, Oct 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Untowardness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/untowardness>. Apr 2024 ».
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