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disaffectedness

disaffectedness noun: the quality of being disaffected.

Noun

disaffectedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being disaffected.
    • The dancers Rebecca Jefferson, Gino Grenek, Matthew Prescott and Ms. Miller pushed and pulled against one another and the music, with strangely postured disaffectedness, positioning Seth Tillett’s sculptured cardboard chairs like chess players jockeying for position.2007 September 29, Claudia La Rocco, “When Ballet and Music Are Awkward Partners”, in New York Times

Origin of disaffectedness

From disaffected + -ness.

Questions about disaffectedness

What does disaffectedness mean?
Disaffectedness means the quality of being disaffected.
What part of speech is disaffectedness?
Disaffectedness is a noun.

Words near disaffectedness in the dictionary

  1. disadvising
  2. disaffect
  3. disaffectation
  4. disaffected
  5. disaffectedly
  6. disaffectedness
  7. disaffecting
  8. disaffection
  9. disaffectionate
  10. disaffections
  11. disaffects

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