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graspingness

graspingness noun: the quality of being grasping.

Noun

graspingness (uncountable)

  1. the quality of being grasping

Origin of graspingness

From grasping + -ness.

Questions about graspingness

What does graspingness mean?
Graspingness means the quality of being grasping.
What part of speech is graspingness?
Graspingness is a noun.

Words near graspingness in the dictionary

  1. graspfuls
  2. grasping
  3. grasping for straws
  4. grasping the nettle
  5. graspingly
  6. graspingness
  7. graspings
  8. graspless
  9. grasplessness
  10. grasps
  11. grasps at straws

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