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irksomeness

irksomeness noun: the state of being irksome.

Noun

irksomeness (countable and uncountable, plural irksomenesses)

  1. The state of being irksome
    • My dear child, it is not here as in Italy, women, amongst us, have no other employment than domestic duties; the talents which you possess will serve to relieve the irksomeness of solitude, perhaps, also, you may meet with a husband to whom they would be agreeable; […]1807, [Germaine] de Staël Holstein, translated by D[ennis] Lawler, “[Book XIV. The History of Corinna.] Chapter I.”, in Corinna; or, Italy. […], volume IV, London: […] Corri, […]; and sold by...

irksomeness meaning in Tamil

irksomeness in Tamil

சச்சு

Synonyms of irksomeness

Forms of irksomeness

pluralirksomenesses

Origin of irksomeness

From Middle English irkesumnesse, irksomnes, irksumnes, urkesommenesse, yrkesumnesse; equivalent to irksome + -ness.

Questions about irksomeness

What does irksomeness mean?
Irksomeness means the state of being irksome.
What is irksomeness in Tamil?
Irksomeness in Tamil is சச்சு. See Irksomeness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is irksomeness?
Irksomeness is a noun.
What is the plural of irksomeness?
The plural of irksomeness is irksomenesses.

Words near irksomeness in the dictionary

  1. irking
  2. irks
  3. irksom
  4. irksome
  5. irksomely
  6. irksomeness
  7. irksomenesses
  8. Irkut
  9. Irkutsk
  10. Irkutskian
  11. Irkutskians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: irksomeness (page history and authors); irksomeness (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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