irreproachableness means the quality or state of being irreproachable; integrity; innocence. It carries an Arena rating of 1223, earned across 150 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, irreproachableness ranks #1,871 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #9,370 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #10,277 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words, #11,780 of 17,151 for The Improbable.
Why “irreproachableness” is a great word
IRREPROACHABLENESS — [Noun] The quality or state of being beyond reproach; blameless integrity or innocence. From irreproachable (from the prefix ir- ("not") + reproachable, from reproach (from Old French reprochier, ultimately from Latin repropiare, "to bring close") + the suffix -able ("capable of")) + the suffix -ness (forming abstract nouns denoting a state or quality). First attested in 1828. Unlike scrupulousness, which implies a fretful, meticulous vigilance against error, or impeccability, which suggests a flawlessness of execution, irreproachableness denotes an achieved and unassailable state of moral security. It is the starched, unsullied collar of a magistrate; the polished oak of a desk that has never known a bribe; the perfect, untracked snow of a field no one dares cross. It is a fortress of rectitude so complete it becomes a form of exile.
Etymology
From irreproachable + -ness.
noun
- The quality or state of being irreproachable; integrity; innocence.
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