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demandingness

demandingness noun: the state or quality of being demanding.

Noun

demandingness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being demanding.
    • The Buddhist concept of tanha, for example — roughly translated as “blind demandingness” — encapsulates many tenets of R.E.B.T. and points the way toward emotional equanimity: stop asking more of the universe than it can possibly deliver.2009 May 10, “Enlightenment Therapy”, in The New York Times

Origin of demandingness

From demanding + -ness.

Questions about demandingness

What does demandingness mean?
Demandingness means the state or quality of being demanding.
What part of speech is demandingness?
Demandingness is a noun.

Words near demandingness in the dictionary

  1. demandeth
  2. demandeur
  3. demandeurs
  4. demanding
  5. demandingly
  6. demandingness
  7. demandings
  8. demandism
  9. demandress
  10. demandresses
  11. demands

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