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awayness

awayness noun: the state or condition of being away; distance; remoteness; absence; absenteeism.

Noun

awayness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being away; distance; remoteness; absence; absenteeism.
    • It was the awayness of it that first attracted me to the place. The vast awayness from what I had called home up till the time I first stayed there — that was what made me decide to settle for good at Miss Carruthers's.1925, Aldous Huxley, Those barren leaves
    • These periods of awayness are not followed by manifestations of fatigue, and are usually terminated by a sudden [...]1942, Gregory Bateson, Margaret Mead, Balinese character, a photographic analysis

Origin of awayness

From away + -ness.

Questions about awayness

What does awayness mean?
Awayness means the state or condition of being away; distance; remoteness; absence; absenteeism.
What part of speech is awayness?
Awayness is a noun.

Words near awayness in the dictionary

  1. awayday
  2. awaydays
  3. awaye
  4. awayed
  5. awaying
  6. awayness
  7. aways
  8. awayward
  9. awaze
  10. AWB
  11. Awbrey

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