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compulsoriness

compulsoriness noun: the state or quality of being compulsory.

Noun

compulsoriness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being compulsory.
    • Near-synonyms: compulsion, mandate, requirement

Synonyms of compulsoriness

Forms of compulsoriness

alternative formcompulsoryness

Origin of compulsoriness

From compulsory + -ness.

Questions about compulsoriness

What does compulsoriness mean?
Compulsoriness means the state or quality of being compulsory.
What part of speech is compulsoriness?
Compulsoriness is a noun.

Words near compulsoriness in the dictionary

  1. compulsives
  2. compulsivities
  3. compulsivity
  4. compulsories
  5. compulsorily
  6. compulsoriness
  7. compulsory
  8. compulsory acquisition
  9. compulsory education
  10. compulsory heterosexuality
  11. compulsory purchase

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