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adlessness

adlessness noun: absence of advertisements.

Noun

adlessness (uncountable)

  1. (informal, rare) Absence of advertisements.
    • Much of [Norman's Anthony's magazine Ballyhoo is] devoted to [parodies] of [advertisements].1931, “Press: Anthony's Adlessness”, in Time
    • It is as though Sandburg equated adlessness with purity in journalism and the presence of ads as moral pollutant.1979, The Swedish Pioneer Historical Quarterly, volume 30, page 278

Origin of adlessness

From adless + -ness.

Questions about adlessness

What does adlessness mean?
Adlessness means absence of advertisements.
What part of speech is adlessness?
Adlessness is a noun.

Words near adlessness in the dictionary

  1. Adleman's theorem
  2. Adler
  3. Adlerian
  4. Adlerism
  5. adless
  6. adlessness
  7. Adlestrop
  8. adlet
  9. adlets
  10. Adlett
  11. Adley

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