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booklessness

booklessness noun: the state or condition of being bookless; lack of books.

Noun

booklessness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being bookless; lack of books.
    • […] but facts such as these warn us against the exaggerated and indeed absurd statements often made as to the booklessness of the medieval student.1895, Hastings Rashdall, The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages

Origin of booklessness

From bookless + -ness.

Questions about booklessness

What does booklessness mean?
Booklessness means the state or condition of being bookless; lack of books.
What part of speech is booklessness?
Booklessness is a noun.

Words near booklessness in the dictionary

  1. booklearning
  2. booklegger
  3. bookleggers
  4. booklegging
  5. bookless
  6. booklessness
  7. booklet
  8. booklets
  9. booklice
  10. booklier
  11. bookliest

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