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instrumentalness

instrumentalness noun: usefulness or agency, as means to an end; instrumentality.

Noun

instrumentalness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Usefulness or agency, as means to an end; instrumentality
  2. How likely the music contains no spoken word vocals

Origin of instrumentalness

From instrumental + -ness.

Questions about instrumentalness

What does instrumentalness mean?
Instrumentalness means usefulness or agency, as means to an end; instrumentality.
What part of speech is instrumentalness?
Instrumentalness is a noun.

Words near instrumentalness in the dictionary

  1. instrumentalizer
  2. instrumentalizers
  3. instrumentalizes
  4. instrumentalizing
  5. instrumentally
  6. instrumentalness
  7. instrumentals
  8. instrumentaria
  9. instrumentarial
  10. instrumentarium
  11. instrumentary

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