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cravenness

cravenness noun: the state of being craven.

Noun

cravenness (usually uncountable, plural cravennesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being craven.
    • Still, Ailes had been observing politicians for decades, and in his long career he had witnessed just about every type and style and oddity and confection and cravenness and mania.2018, Michael Wolff, Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, New York: Henry Holt and Company, page 3

Forms of cravenness

pluralcravennesses

Origin of cravenness

From craven + -ness.

Questions about cravenness

What does cravenness mean?
Cravenness means the state of being craven.
What part of speech is cravenness?
Cravenness is a noun.
What is the plural of cravenness?
The plural of cravenness is cravennesses.

Words near cravenness in the dictionary

  1. cravenettes
  2. cravenetting
  3. cravenhearted
  4. cravening
  5. cravenly
  6. cravenness
  7. cravennesses
  8. cravenoceratid
  9. cravenoceratids
  10. cravens
  11. craver

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