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addleness

addleness noun: the state or quality of being addle.

Noun

addleness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being addle.
    • The "addleness" of these eggs was consequently merely apparent. Their failure to hatch did not result from lack of inherent power of development […]1872, American Bee Journal, volumes 7-8, page 146

Origin of addleness

From addle + -ness.

Questions about addleness

What does addleness mean?
Addleness means the state or quality of being addle.
What part of speech is addleness?
Addleness is a noun.

Words near addleness in the dictionary

  1. addleheadedness
  2. addleheads
  3. Addleman
  4. Addlemans
  5. addlement
  6. addleness
  7. addlepate
  8. addlepated
  9. addlepatedness
  10. addlepates
  11. addles

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