duchessness
duchessness noun: the quality of being a duchess.
Noun
duchessness (uncountable)
- The quality of being a duchess.
- It would make little difference to most of us now whether the Duchess of Portland or her stand-in had posed—except that both might be lacking in any abstract quality of ‘Duchessnesss’.1979, The Contemporary Review, volume 235, page 306
- Take tippy-top care of your Duchessness. / Hugs, / Bess / […] / > With Love & Hugs, / > Rosie S. / > Demented Duchess2001 May 27, BetsyD, “Re: Symptoms of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?”, in alt.med.fibromyalgia (Usenet), message-ID <3B11A335.E41085C6@ix.netcom.com>
Examples of duchessness in a sentence
- I even had enough wits about me to say, with much duchessness, “Thank you, Palmer, that will be all.2004, Katie MacAlister, The Corset Diaries, New American Library:
- Does she get to keep the Duchessness, what with being divorced?2009 March 18, the Omrud, “Re: Me and the Duchess, hangin' out”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet), message-ID...
- I can’t begin to match your...your duchessness.” / “You will in time,” her grace said grandly, but her lips quirked with amusement.2011 June, Mary Jo Putney, Never Less Than a Lady, Zebra Books, →ISBN:
Origin of duchessness
From duchess + -ness.
Questions about duchessness
- What does duchessness mean?
- Duchessness means the quality of being a duchess.
- How do you use duchessness in a sentence?
- I even had enough wits about me to say, with much duchessness, “Thank you, Palmer, that will be all.
- What part of speech is duchessness?
- Duchessness is a noun.
Words near duchessness in the dictionary
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