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forbiddingness

forbiddingness noun: the quality of being forbidding.

Noun

forbiddingness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being forbidding.

Origin of forbiddingness

From forbidding + -ness.

Questions about forbiddingness

What does forbiddingness mean?
Forbiddingness means the quality of being forbidding.
What part of speech is forbiddingness?
Forbiddingness is a noun.

Words near forbiddingness in the dictionary

  1. forbidders
  2. forbiddest
  3. forbiddeth
  4. forbidding
  5. forbiddingly
  6. forbiddingness
  7. forbiddings
  8. forbids
  9. forbite
  10. forbivorous
  11. forblack

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