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complicitousness

complicitousness noun: complicity.

Noun

complicitousness (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard, possibly, rare) Complicity.
    • Despite the original promise of freedom and toleration, conspiracy or complicitousness are either sought out or thrust upon such people.1975, J. S. Lawry, “Green Light or Square of Light in The Great Gatsby,”, in Dalhousie Review, volume 55, number 1, page 118
    • Instead, "the people" were invited to hate. . . . Life was a lie, complicitousness in self-enslavement.1994, Edward Friedman, “Reconstructing China's National Identity,”, in The Journal of Asian Studies, volume 53, number 1, page 75

Origin of complicitousness

From complicitous + -ness.

Questions about complicitousness

What does complicitousness mean?
Complicitousness means complicity.
What part of speech is complicitousness?
Complicitousness is a noun.

Words near complicitousness in the dictionary

  1. complicit
  2. complicities
  3. complicitly
  4. complicitness
  5. complicitous
  6. complicitousness
  7. complicity
  8. complied
  9. complier
  10. compliers
  11. complies

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