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dyingness

dyingness noun: the state of dying or the stimulation of such a state; extreme languor.

Noun

dyingness (uncountable)

  1. The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state; extreme languor.
    • Tenderness becomes me best, a sort of dyingness; you see that picture, Foible, — a swimmingness in the eyes; yes, I'll look so.1700, [William] Congreve, The Way of the World, a Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page number)

Origin of dyingness

From dying + -ness.

Questions about dyingness

What does dyingness mean?
Dyingness means the state of dying or the stimulation of such a state; extreme languor.
What part of speech is dyingness?
Dyingness is a noun.

Words near dyingness in the dictionary

  1. dying room
  2. dying rooms
  3. dying seconds
  4. dying the way one lived
  5. dyingly
  6. dyingness
  7. dyings
  8. Dyirbal
  9. Dyirbalic
  10. DYJHIW
  11. DYK

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