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wrength

/ɹɛŋθ/

wrength noun: the state or condition of being wrong; wrongness; wrongfulness; error.

Noun

wrength (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) The state or condition of being wrong; wrongness; wrongfulness; error.
    • Those who would exalt themselves by abetting the strength of the Godless, and the wrength of the oppressors.1823, Ringan Gilhaize, The covenanters, by the author of Annals of the parish
    • [...] Wrong is short-lived, and right must vanquish at length, If, scorning the wrong, we do others no wrength.1905, Juvenile Nonfiction

Origin of wrength

Probably originally a nonce formation from wrong + -th (abstract nominal suffix) by analogy with strong ~ strength and long ~ length; compare Middle English wrengthe (“crookedness, distortion”).

Words that rhyme with wrength

Questions about wrength

What does wrength mean?
Wrength means the state or condition of being wrong; wrongness; wrongfulness; error.
What part of speech is wrength?
Wrength is a noun.
How do you pronounce wrength?
Wrength is pronounced /ɹɛŋθ/.

Words near wrength in the dictionary

  1. wrenchings
  2. wrenchlike
  3. wrenchman
  4. wrenchmen
  5. wrenchy
  6. wrength
  7. wrenlet
  8. wrenlets
  9. wrenlike
  10. Wrenn
  11. Wrennian

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