guiltiness C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /ˈɡɪltinəs/ UK /ˈɡɪltinəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state or feeling of being guilty A wave of guiltiness kept him awake all night. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state or feeling of... guiltculpabilityblameworthinesscriminalityremorse ↔ Opposites innocenceblamelessnessguiltlessness Word family Related forms guiltguiltyguiltily Etymology AI details From guilty (from Old English gyltig, from gylt 'crime, sin') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. gylt Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # guiltiness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɡɪltinəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɡɪltinəs/ ## Meanings 1. the state or feeling of being guilty ## Examples - A wave of guiltiness kept him awake all night. ## Synonyms - guilt - culpability - blameworthiness - criminality - remorse ## Antonyms - innocence - blamelessness - guiltlessness ## Related Forms - guilt - guilty - guiltily ## Roots and Affixes - Root: gylt ## Etymology From guilty (from Old English gyltig, from gylt 'crime, sin') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. ## AI Etymology Guiltiness comes from guilty (from Old English gyltig, from gylt 'crime, sin') + the noun-forming suffix -ness. The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As a noun, it denotes "the state or feeling of being guilty", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old English gylt. Related words include guilt, guilty, guiltily. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown