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literalness

literalness noun: the property of being literal.

Noun

literalness (usually uncountable, plural literalnesses)

  1. (usually) The property of being literal.

Forms of literalness

pluralliteralnesses

Origin of literalness

From literal + -ness.

Questions about literalness

What does literalness mean?
Literalness means the property of being literal.
What part of speech is literalness?
Literalness is a noun.
What is the plural of literalness?
The plural of literalness is literalnesses.

Words near literalness in the dictionary

  1. literalizes
  2. literalizing
  3. literall
  4. literally
  5. literally who
  6. literalness
  7. literalnesses
  8. literals
  9. literarian
  10. literarians
  11. literarily

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