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grievousness

grievousness noun: the quality or state of being grievous.

Noun

grievousness (usually uncountable, plural grievousnesses)

  1. (usually) the quality or state of being grievous

Forms of grievousness

pluralgrievousnesses

Origin of grievousness

From grievous + -ness.

Questions about grievousness

What does grievousness mean?
Grievousness means the quality or state of being grievous.
What part of speech is grievousness?
Grievousness is a noun.
What is the plural of grievousness?
The plural of grievousness is grievousnesses.

Words near grievousness in the dictionary

  1. grievous
  2. grievous bodily harm
  3. grievous bodily harms
  4. grievousest
  5. grievously
  6. grievousness
  7. grievousnesses
  8. grif
  9. griff
  10. griffaun
  11. griffauns

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