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beholdenness

beholdenness noun: the state or quality of being beholden.

Noun

beholdenness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being beholden.
    • No word this time about beholdenness as Ma’s spine bends over the pot.2016, C Pam Zhang, How Much of These Hills Is Gold, Virago, page 118

Synonyms of beholdenness

Origin of beholdenness

From beholden + -ness.

Questions about beholdenness

What does beholdenness mean?
Beholdenness means the state or quality of being beholden.
What part of speech is beholdenness?
Beholdenness is a noun.

Words near beholdenness in the dictionary

  1. behoite
  2. behold
  3. beholdable
  4. beholde
  5. beholden
  6. beholdenness
  7. beholder
  8. beholders
  9. beholdest
  10. beholdeth
  11. beholding

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