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forsakenness

forsakenness noun: the state or condition of being forsaken.

Noun

forsakenness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being forsaken.
    • But the look of utter forsakenness on her face […] is something I’ve never forgotten.2016, Zadie Smith, Swing Time, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 245

Origin of forsakenness

From forsaken + -ness.

Questions about forsakenness

What does forsakenness mean?
Forsakenness means the state or condition of being forsaken.
What part of speech is forsakenness?
Forsakenness is a noun.

Words near forsakenness in the dictionary

  1. forsaid
  2. forsake
  3. forsaked
  4. forsaken
  5. forsakenly
  6. forsakenness
  7. forsaker
  8. forsakers
  9. forsakes
  10. forsakest
  11. forsaketh

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