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invidiousness

invidiousness noun: malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious.

Noun

invidiousness (usually uncountable, plural invidiousnesses)

  1. (usually) Malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious.
    • Sometimes she caught him looking at her with a louring invidiousness that she could hardly bear.1886, Thomas Hardy, chapter 20, in The Mayor of Casterbridge

Forms of invidiousness

pluralinvidiousnesses

Origin of invidiousness

From invidious + -ness.

Questions about invidiousness

What does invidiousness mean?
Invidiousness means malevolent provocation of dislike or resentment; the state or quality of being invidious.
What part of speech is invidiousness?
Invidiousness is a noun.
What is the plural of invidiousness?
The plural of invidiousness is invidiousnesses.

Words near invidiousness in the dictionary

  1. inviably
  2. invict
  3. Invidia
  4. invidious
  5. invidiously
  6. invidiousness
  7. invidiousnesses
  8. invigilance
  9. invigilancy
  10. invigilate
  11. invigilated

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