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behindness

behindness noun: the quality of being behind.

Noun

behindness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being behind.

Origin of behindness

From behind + -ness.

Questions about behindness

What does behindness mean?
Behindness means the quality of being behind.
What part of speech is behindness?
Behindness is a noun.

Words near behindness in the dictionary

  1. behinder
  2. behinders
  3. behindest
  4. behindhand
  5. behindhandness
  6. behindness
  7. behinds
  8. behine
  9. behither
  10. Behl
  11. Behler

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