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exceedingness

exceedingness noun: the quality of exceeding.

Noun

exceedingness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of exceeding.
    • It seemed that this complaint of Agelastus had awaked the spirits of the Arcadians, astonished before with the exceedingness of sorrow.a. 1587, Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “(please specify the folio)”, in [Fulke Greville; Matthew Gwinne; John Florio], editors, The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia [The New Arcadia], London...

Origin of exceedingness

From exceeding + -ness.

Questions about exceedingness

What does exceedingness mean?
Exceedingness means the quality of exceeding.
What part of speech is exceedingness?
Exceedingness is a noun.

Words near exceedingness in the dictionary

  1. exceeders
  2. exceedest
  3. exceedeth
  4. exceeding
  5. exceedingly
  6. exceedingness
  7. exceedings
  8. exceeds
  9. excel
  10. excell
  11. excelled

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