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doublenesses

doublenesses is the plural of doubleness.

Meaning of doubleness

Noun

doubleness (usually uncountable, plural doublenesses)

  1. (usually) The state of being double or doubled.
    • And of Zabulon that went out to the battayle and proceded forth to the war, with all maner of instrumentes of war fyftie M. that were prepared to the war, without any doublenesse of herte.1540, Great Bible, 1 Chronicles 12 [verse 33]
  2. (usually) Behaviour intended to deceive people.
    • But if it be a vice to coulour craftinesse, subtile practises, doublenesse and hollow behauiour, with a cloke of pollicie, amitie and wisedome, then are Comineus and his companie to be reputed vicious.1577, William Harrison, “[An Historicall Description of the Islande of Britayne, […].] 14.”, in The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […]...

Questions about doublenesses

What is doublenesses the plural of?
Doublenesses is the plural of doubleness.

Words near doublenesses in the dictionary

  1. doublehearted
  2. doubleminded
  3. doublemindedly
  4. doublemindedness
  5. doubleness
  6. doublenesses
  7. doublenigger
  8. doubleniggers
  9. doublepack
  10. doublepacks
  11. doublepark

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