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hidness

hidness noun: secrecy; hiddenness.

Noun

hidness (uncountable)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal) Secrecy; hiddenness.

Origin of hidness

From Middle English hidnes, hudnesse, from Old English ġehȳdnes (“comfort, security”), equivalent to hide + -ness.

Questions about hidness

What does hidness mean?
Hidness means secrecy; hiddenness.
What part of speech is hidness?
Hidness is a noun.

Words near hidness in the dictionary

  1. hidings to nothing
  2. Hidișelu de Sus
  3. Hidjaz
  4. hidle
  5. hidles
  6. hidness
  7. hidoku
  8. hidokus
  9. hidradenitides
  10. hidradenitis
  11. hidradenitis suppurativa

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