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halfness

US/ˈhæfnəs/

halfness noun: the quality of being half; incompleteness.

Noun

halfness (usually uncountable, plural halfnesses)

  1. (usually) The quality of being half; incompleteness.
    • As soon as there is any departure from simplicity, and attempt at halfness, or good for me that is not good for him, my neighbor feels the wrong.1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Compensation

Forms of halfness

pluralhalfnesses

Origin of halfness

From half + -ness.

Questions about halfness

What does halfness mean?
Halfness means the quality of being half; incompleteness.
What part of speech is halfness?
Halfness is a noun.
How do you pronounce halfness?
Halfness is pronounced /ˈhæfnəs/ (US).
What is the plural of halfness?
The plural of halfness is halfnesses.

Words near halfness in the dictionary

  1. halfmetallicity
  2. halfmonth
  3. halfmonths
  4. halfmoon
  5. halfmoons
  6. halfness
  7. halfnesses
  8. Halfon
  9. halfopen
  10. Halford
  11. Halfords

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