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haggardness

haggardness noun: the characteristic of being haggard; tiredness.

Noun

haggardness (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic of being haggard; tiredness.
    • His father is stoic and dutiful, and there is a haggardness around his eyes that lends him the air of a tortured poet.2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 340

Origin of haggardness

From haggard + -ness.

Questions about haggardness

What does haggardness mean?
Haggardness means the characteristic of being haggard; tiredness.
What part of speech is haggardness?
Haggardness is a noun.

Words near haggardness in the dictionary

  1. Haggadoth
  2. Haggai
  3. haggard
  4. Haggardian
  5. haggardly
  6. haggardness
  7. haggards
  8. haggart
  9. haggarts
  10. Hagge
  11. hagged

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