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insiderness

insiderness noun: the quality of being an insider.

Noun

insiderness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being an insider.
    • The clipping of words is a harmless habit, used less for speed in spoken communication than for its sense of novelty or insiderness.2009 May 24, William Safire, “Abbreve That Template”, in New York Times

Origin of insiderness

From insider + -ness.

Questions about insiderness

What does insiderness mean?
Insiderness means the quality of being an insider.
What part of speech is insiderness?
Insiderness is a noun.

Words near insiderness in the dictionary

  1. insider trading
  2. insiderdom
  3. insiderish
  4. insiderism
  5. insiderly
  6. insiderness
  7. insiders
  8. insidery
  9. insides
  10. inside–outside–beginning
  11. insidiate

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