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introspectiveness

introspectiveness noun: the state of being introspective.

Noun

introspectiveness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being introspective.
    • Born the most sensitive of children into an unhappy family that misreared and misschooled him, Rilke recoiled into introspectiveness and dilletante^([sic]) aestheticism, and long remained there; the world, or outwardness, was what had hurt him, was the enemy.1972, Triumph - Volume 7, page 33

Origin of introspectiveness

From introspective + -ness.

Questions about introspectiveness

What does introspectiveness mean?
Introspectiveness means the state of being introspective.
What part of speech is introspectiveness?
Introspectiveness is a noun.

Words near introspectiveness in the dictionary

  1. introspections
  2. introspective
  3. introspective sort
  4. introspective sorts
  5. introspectively
  6. introspectiveness
  7. introspectivism
  8. introspectivist
  9. introspectivists
  10. introspectivity
  11. introspects

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