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crestfallenness

crestfallenness noun: the quality of being crestfallen.

Noun

crestfallenness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being crestfallen.
    • Everywhere a sullen look — everywhere that ineffable aspect of crestfallenness!1857, Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, What Will He Do with It?, volume 2, page 152

Synonyms of crestfallenness

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Origin of crestfallenness

From crestfallen + -ness.

Questions about crestfallenness

What does crestfallenness mean?
Crestfallenness means the quality of being crestfallen.
What part of speech is crestfallenness?
Crestfallenness is a noun.

Words near crestfallenness in the dictionary

  1. crestedness
  2. cresteds
  3. cresteth
  4. crestfallen
  5. crestfallenly
  6. crestfallenness
  7. crestfish
  8. crestfishes
  9. crestie
  10. cresties
  11. crestiform

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