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compulsiveness

compulsiveness noun: the state of being compulsive.

Noun

compulsiveness (uncountable)

  1. the state of being compulsive

Origin of compulsiveness

From compulsive + -ness.

Questions about compulsiveness

What does compulsiveness mean?
Compulsiveness means the state of being compulsive.
What part of speech is compulsiveness?
Compulsiveness is a noun.

Words near compulsiveness in the dictionary

  1. compulsive hoarding
  2. compulsive hoardings
  3. compulsive streak
  4. compulsive streaks
  5. compulsively
  6. compulsiveness
  7. compulsives
  8. compulsivities
  9. compulsivity
  10. compulsories
  11. compulsorily

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