deceptiveness

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English deceptive

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 deceptiveness

From deceptive + -ness.

Noun

deceptiveness (uncountable)

1. the state or quality of being deceptive

   Synonyms: duplicity, fraudulence, trickery; see also Thesaurus:deceit

Translations

the state or quality of being deceptive

• Irish: fabhtacht f
• Italian: illusorietà (it) f