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desperateness

desperateness noun: the state or quality of being desperate.

Noun

desperateness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being desperate.

Origin of desperateness

From desperate + -ness.

Questions about desperateness

What does desperateness mean?
Desperateness means the state or quality of being desperate.
What part of speech is desperateness?
Desperateness is a noun.

Words near desperateness in the dictionary

  1. desperados
  2. desperate
  3. desperate times call for desperate measures
  4. desperate times require desperate measures
  5. desperately
  6. desperateness
  7. desperater
  8. desperates
  9. desperatest
  10. desperation
  11. desperational

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