oweness

== English == === Alternative forms === owness === Etymology === An eggcorn of onus, as owe (“to be under obligation”, verb) +‎ -ness (abstract-noun suffix), interpretable as "the state of being under obligation." The eggcorn may have been produced due to the frequency of the collocation "the onus [is/was] on [someone] to," whereas onus is very rarely used in popular speech without this collocation. === Pronunciation === When pronounced identically to onus: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈəʊnəs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊnəs/ Rhymes: -əʊnəs Sometimes slightly more stress is placed upon the second syllable. This is only used with the eggcorn because of the suffix -ness: (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊˌnɛs/ === Noun === oweness (usually uncountable, plural owenesses) Eggcorn of onus; the condition of being obligated or responsible for something. ==== Collocations ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===