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helpliness

helpliness noun: the state, quality, or condition of being helply.

Noun

helpliness (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being helply
    • Where she finds her greatness, departing from her, and is made mute equally by a sense of helpliness, and a feeling of pride, her look and attitude conveyed wonderful expression.1825, Edinburgh Dramatic Review - Volumes 3-5
    • "… What is there to prevent me ?" Dwelling on this question, as if weighed down by a sense of ignoble self-helpliness, he fell fast asleep.1872, The London Journal: And Weekly Record of Literature, Science, and Art

Origin of helpliness

From helply + -ness.

Questions about helpliness

What does helpliness mean?
Helpliness means the state, quality, or condition of being helply.
What part of speech is helpliness?
Helpliness is a noun.

Words near helpliness in the dictionary

  1. helplessly
  2. helplessness
  3. helplessnesses
  4. helpline
  5. helplines
  6. helpliness
  7. helply
  8. helpmate
  9. helpmates
  10. helpmeet
  11. helpmeets

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