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demissness

demissness noun: the state or quality of being demiss; humility, submissiveness.

Noun

demissness (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The state or quality of being demiss; humility, submissiveness.
    • Therefore name they it sacred and divine, and it concerns not them whether the violence of tyrants, or the demissnesse [tr. lascheté] of the people be against them., Folio Society, 2006, vol.1, p.186

Origin of demissness

From demiss + -ness.

Questions about demissness

What does demissness mean?
Demissness means the state or quality of being demiss; humility, submissiveness.
What part of speech is demissness?
Demissness is a noun.

Words near demissness in the dictionary

  1. demission
  2. demissionary
  3. demissions
  4. demissive
  5. demissly
  6. demissness
  7. demist
  8. demisted
  9. demister
  10. demisters
  11. demisting

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