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haplessness

haplessness noun: the state or quality of being hapless.

Noun

haplessness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being hapless.

Origin of haplessness

From hapless + -ness.

Questions about haplessness

What does haplessness mean?
Haplessness means the state or quality of being hapless.
What part of speech is haplessness?
Haplessness is a noun.

Words near haplessness in the dictionary

  1. haplaquoll
  2. haplargid
  3. haplargids
  4. hapless
  5. haplessly
  6. haplessness
  7. haplic
  8. haplo-
  9. haplo-insufficiency
  10. haploabnormal
  11. haploabnormalities

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