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bereftness

bereftness noun: the quality of being bereft.

Noun

bereftness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being bereft.
    • Thus began six days of bereftness and uncertainty for Mr. Chiu that ended, on Tuesday night, with the Scarampella returned to him — after taking a curious detour — courtesy of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority with an assist from the person he has come to refer to as “my thief.”2007 July 5, Eric Konigsberg, “Violin Taken in Subway Is Reunited With Owner”, in New York Times

Origin of bereftness

From bereft + -ness.

Questions about bereftness

What does bereftness mean?
Bereftness means the quality of being bereft.
What part of speech is bereftness?
Bereftness is a noun.

Words near bereftness in the dictionary

  1. Berecynthia
  2. berede
  3. bereding
  4. bereft
  5. bereftest
  6. bereftness
  7. Berehove
  8. Bereitschaftspotential
  9. Bereitschaftspotentials
  10. Berek
  11. Berel

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