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halfnesses

halfnesses is the plural of halfness.

Meaning of halfness

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

Questions about halfnesses

What is halfnesses the plural of?
Halfnesses is the plural of halfness.

Words near halfnesses in the dictionary

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

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