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detractiveness

detractiveness noun: the state or quality of being detractive.

Noun

detractiveness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being detractive.

Origin of detractiveness

From detractive + -ness.

Questions about detractiveness

What does detractiveness mean?
Detractiveness means the state or quality of being detractive.
What part of speech is detractiveness?
Detractiveness is a noun.

Words near detractiveness in the dictionary

  1. detraction
  2. detractions
  3. detractious
  4. detractive
  5. detractively
  6. detractiveness
  7. detractor
  8. detractors
  9. detractory
  10. detractour
  11. detractours

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