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contentiousness

contentiousness noun: the state of being contentious.

Noun

contentiousness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being contentious.

Origin of contentiousness

From contentious + -ness.

Questions about contentiousness

What does contentiousness mean?
Contentiousness means the state of being contentious.
What part of speech is contentiousness?
Contentiousness is a noun.

Words near contentiousness in the dictionary

  1. contention systems
  2. contentional
  3. contentions
  4. contentious
  5. contentiously
  6. contentiousness
  7. contentive
  8. contentives
  9. contentless
  10. contentlessness
  11. contently

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