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headlongness

headlongness noun: headlong quality or speed; precipitateness.

Noun

headlongness (uncountable)

  1. Headlong quality or speed; precipitateness.

Origin of headlongness

From headlong + -ness.

Questions about headlongness

What does headlongness mean?
Headlongness means headlong quality or speed; precipitateness.
What part of speech is headlongness?
Headlongness is a noun.

Words near headlongness in the dictionary

  1. headlocks
  2. headlong
  3. headlonged
  4. headlonging
  5. headlongly
  6. headlongness
  7. headlongs
  8. headloss
  9. headlosses
  10. headlouse
  11. headly

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