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elaborateness

elaborateness noun: the state of being elaborate.

Noun

elaborateness (countable and uncountable, plural elaboratenesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being elaborate
    • There has always been an affinity between musical comedy and the gay male sensibility. Maybe it is the elaborateness of the ambiance and the settings, a sort of triumph of form over content to express emotions which gay men have learned to keep quiet.1984 February 4, Michael Bronski, “Cats: Straight and Boring”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 28, page 17
  2. (countable) Something elaborate

Forms of elaborateness

pluralelaboratenesses

Origin of elaborateness

From elaborate + -ness.

Questions about elaborateness

What does elaborateness mean?
Elaborateness means the state of being elaborate.
What part of speech is elaborateness?
Elaborateness is a noun.
What is the plural of elaborateness?
The plural of elaborateness is elaboratenesses.

Words near elaborateness in the dictionary

  1. elaborate
  2. elaborated
  3. elaborated sap
  4. elaborated saps
  5. elaborately
  6. elaborateness
  7. elaboratenesses
  8. elaborater
  9. elaboraters
  10. elaborates
  11. elaboratest

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