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contrastiveness

contrastiveness noun: the state or condition of being contrastive.

Noun

contrastiveness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being contrastive.
    Synonyms:
    contrast

Synonyms of contrastiveness

Origin of contrastiveness

From contrastive + -ness.

Questions about contrastiveness

What does contrastiveness mean?
Contrastiveness means the state or condition of being contrastive.
What part of speech is contrastiveness?
Contrastiveness is a noun.

Words near contrastiveness in the dictionary

  1. contrasting
  2. contrastingly
  3. contrastive
  4. contrastive linguistics
  5. contrastively
  6. contrastiveness
  7. contrastivism
  8. contrastivist
  9. contrastivists
  10. contrastivity
  11. contrastless

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