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gawkishness

gawkishness noun: the quality of being gawkish.

Noun

gawkishness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being gawkish.

Origin of gawkishness

From gawkish + -ness.

Questions about gawkishness

What does gawkishness mean?
Gawkishness means the quality of being gawkish.
What part of speech is gawkishness?
Gawkishness is a noun.

Words near gawkishness in the dictionary

  1. gawkiness
  2. gawkinesses
  3. gawking
  4. gawkish
  5. gawkishly
  6. gawkishness
  7. gawkling
  8. gawklings
  9. gawks
  10. gawksome
  11. gawky

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