unlikeliness

noun

un·​like·​li·​ness ˌən-ˈlī-klē-nəs How to pronounce unlikeliness (audio)

Examples of unlikeliness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Listen 6 min Share Comment Save (3 stars) Calling Céline Dion one in a million undersells the unlikeliness of her career. Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 24 June 2024 Bogart and Bacall are as indelible a duo as there ever was, and Mann takes readers behind their legendary romance, exploring their individual careers, the stark age gap between them, and the unlikeliness of Bogart's movie stardom. Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023 The sheer unlikeliness of the find (what would these creatures eat, after all?) cast doubt in the minds of some scientists that this is the organisms' true habitat. Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2010 Highlighting the sheer unlikeliness of any book lasting for centuries, de Hamel shows how each of his subjects helped to preserve manuscripts for future generations, and finds in their stories hope for the survival of these unique works in the digital age and beyond. The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for unlikeliness 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1560, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unlikeliness was circa 1560

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“Unlikeliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlikeliness. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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