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literariness

literariness noun: the property of being literary, either being a work of literature or knowledgeable of literature.

Noun

literariness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being literary, either being a work of literature or knowledgeable of literature.
    • His literariness helped him understand the obscure references in the book.
    • Its literariness kept the book in print for decades.

Origin of literariness

From literary + -ness.

Questions about literariness

What does literariness mean?
Literariness means the property of being literary, either being a work of literature or knowledgeable of literature.
What part of speech is literariness?
Literariness is a noun.

Words near literariness in the dictionary

  1. literalnesses
  2. literals
  3. literarian
  4. literarians
  5. literarily
  6. literariness
  7. literarist
  8. literarists
  9. literary
  10. literary agent
  11. literary agents

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