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contriteness

contriteness noun: the state of being contrite.

Noun

contriteness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being contrite.

Origin of contriteness

From contrite + -ness.

Questions about contriteness

What does contriteness mean?
Contriteness means the state of being contrite.
What part of speech is contriteness?
Contriteness is a noun.

Words near contriteness in the dictionary

  1. contristed
  2. contristing
  3. contrists
  4. contrite
  5. contritely
  6. contriteness
  7. contrites
  8. contrition
  9. contritions
  10. contrivable
  11. contrivance

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