affrontiveness

The state or quality of being affrontive.

Noun

  1. The state or quality of being affrontive.

Origin

Etymology tree English affrontive 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 affrontiveness From affrontive + -ness.